Allan Francovich

"“Conspiracy theorist”"  Allan Francovich   (Filmmaker)
Born	1941-03-23
Died	1997-04-24 (Age 56) Going through customs in the Intercontinental Airport, Houston
Cause of death	"heart attack after being called to talk to government officials"
Victim of	premature death
Interests	• deep politics • CIA • False flags
A talented and courageous film maker who produced unparalleled exposés of various misdeeds by the powerful. Termed a 'conspiracy theorist' by the commercially controlled media he so outclassed.

Allan Francovich (23 March 1941 to 24 April 1997) was an American film producer/director who made a series of films focused primarily on the activities of the CIA, though touching on other aspects of deep politics addressed in the commercially-controlled media. Francovich died in mysterious circumstances while going through customs at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, allegedly of a heart attack.

Productions

The Maltese Double Cross - Lockerbie (1994)

Full article: The Maltese Double Cross - Lockerbie

Allan Francovich produced, wrote and directed the documentary film The Maltese Double Cross, which challenged the Lockerbie Official Narrative that Libya was responsible for the sabotage of Pan Am Flight 103 on 21 December 1988. The film, researched by John Ashton, suggests that the bomb was carried on board the feeder flight Pan Am 103A at Frankfurt airport by an unwitting drug mule, Khalid Jafaar, who had links to Hezbollah, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the CIA.

When his British production company, Hemar Enterprises, released the film in November 1994, it was immediately threatened with legal action by lawyers acting for a US government official (possibly the DEA's Michael Hurley). Several screenings of the film were prevented, but Labour MP Tam Dalyell ignored libel warnings and showed the film at the UK House of Commons on November 16, 1994. It was shown on UK national TV (Channel 4) on 11 May 1995., but possibly because of the likelihood of legal action, it has never been publicly screened in USA. It can however be viewed on the internet.

Operation Gladio (1992)

Full article: Operation Gladio (film)

Originally aired on BBC2 as part of the Timewatch series, Francovich's 1992 film Operation Gladio exposes Operation Gladio, the secret state-sponsored terror network operating in Europe. Allan Francovich's film is about a far-right secret army, operated by the CIA and MI6 through NATO, which killed hundreds of innocent Europeans and attempted to blame the deaths on Baader Meinhof, Red Brigades and other communist groups. Known as "stay-behinds" these armies were given access to military equipment which was supposed to be used for sabotage after a Soviet invasion. Instead it was used in massacres across mainland Europe as part of a CIA Strategy of Tension. Francovich observes that killing sprees in Italy and Belgium (such as the Brabant massacres) were carried to promote a strategy of tension to scare people into support for cold war anti-communist policies.

Short Circuit (1985)

A Documentary about the murder of nuns in El Salvador.

On Company Business (1980)

An award winning documentary about the CIA, which made extensive use of interviews with current and former CIA employees.

Others

• Secret History : Murder in Mississippi (12 Dec, 1991)
• Dark Passage (1990)
• The Houses Are Full of Smoke (1987)
• Inside the CIA (1987)
• San Francisco Good Times (1977)
• Chile in the Heart (1975)
• The Lobster Pot (1973)

Death

Allan Francovich's death occurred while going through US customs at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas on April 17, 1997, age 56. It was ruled as occurring due to "natural causes" (i.e. heart attack) though its remarkable timing raises the clear possibility that it was not so simple. U.S. Senate testimony in 1975 contains reference to a heart attack gun used by the CIA to induce a heart attack.

Francovich was planning 4 documentaries, including one on the assassination of Olof Palme.

 

A Document by Allan Francovich

Title	Document type	Publication date	Subject(s)
On Company Business	Film	1980	CIA

 

Related Documents

Title	Type	Publication date	Author(s)	Description
Document:Allan Francovich Obituary	obituary	28 April 1997	Tam Dalyell	"He was, above all, a seeker after truth, wheresoever that truth might lead." - An appreciation from a friend.
Document:South Africa Minister Denies Knowing Of Lockerbie Bomb	Abstract	12 November 1994	David Tucker	Having confirmed that South African foreign minister Pik Botha and his 22-strong party had been booked on Pan Am Flight 103 but switched flights after arriving early in London from Johannesburg, spokesman Roland Darroll said: "The minister is flattered by the allegation of near-omniscience."
Document:Unanswered questions over Lockerbie	Article	January 1995	Phil Johnson	According to Tam Dalyell MP: "The American and British governments do not want the film shown. The American families do not want the film shown because they want their compensation money ($2.7 billion). More importantly, their lawyers want their money ($810 million)."

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External links

• IMDb filmography
• Gladio: Europe's best kept secret

Video

• Operation Gladio (1992) - Watch the complete documentary online
• Alternative Views #074: THE CIA: ON COMPANY BUSINESS (1980) - Allan Francovich talks with ex-CIA agent John Stockwell about On Company Business on Alternative Views
• Alternative Views #167: MAKING A MOVIE ABOUT THE CIA (1982) - Allan Francovich talks about On Company Business on Alternative Views