Frank Cassenti was born on August 6, 1945 in Rabat, French Protectorate in Morocco [now Morocco]. He was a director and writer, known for Der rote Steckbrief (1976), Le journal d'une jeune femme sourde (2020) and Roland (1978). He died on December 22, 2023 in La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.