Pietro Francisci
Born: 1906-09-09 in Rome, Lazio, Italy
Died: 1977-01-01
Known For: Directing
Biography
Pietro Francisci (9 September 1906 – 1977) was an Italian film director, best remembered for the film Hercules (1958) which inspired the sword and sandal boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Born in Rome, his career took a distinct turn for the worse after he directed the 1966 science-fiction film 2+5 Missione Hydra, released in the U.S. in 1977 as Star Pilot.
Filmography
1973
- Sinbad and the Calif of Bagdad ... (Director)
1966
- Star Pilot as Himself (uncredited)
1963
- Hercules, Samson & Ulysses ... (Screenplay)
1960
- Siege of Syracuse ... (Director)
- The Warrior Empress ... (Director)
1959
- Hercules Unchained ... (Director)
1958
- Hercules ... (Director)
1956
- Roland the Mighty ... (Director)
1954
- Attila ... (Director)
1952
- The Queen of Sheba ... (Director)
- Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino ... (Director)
1950
- Il leone di Amalfi ... (Director)
1949
- Anthony of Padua ... (Director)
1948
- Come Faccette Mametta ... (Director)
- O Sole Mio! ... (Director)
- ’Na Sera ‘e Maggio ... (Director)
1947
- Christmas at Camp 119 ... (Director)
- Amore Sotto la Luna ... (Director)
- Stornellata Romana ... (Director)
1946
- Marechiare ... (Director)
1938
- The Eternal Fire ... (Director)
1934
- La mia vita sei tu ... (Director)