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 ... (Director)
1960
- The Warrior Empress ... (Director)
- Siege of Syracuse ... (Director)
1959
- Hercules Unchained ... (Director)
1958
- Hercules ... (Director)
1956
- Roland the Mighty ... (Director)
1954
- Attila ... (Director)
1952
- Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino ... (Director)
- The Queen of Sheba ... (Director)
1950
- Il leone di Amalfi ... (Director)
1949
- Anthony of Padua ... (Director)
1948
- ’Na Sera ‘e Maggio ... (Director)
- O Sole Mio! ... (Director)
- Come Faccette Mametta ... (Director)
1947
- Christmas at Camp 119 ... (Director)
- Amore Sotto la Luna ... (Director)
- Stornellata Romana ... (Director)
1946
- Io t'ho incontrata a Napoli ... (Director)
- Marechiare ... (Director)
1938
- The Eternal Fire ... (Director)
1934
- La mia vita sei tu ... (Director)