Piero Pierotti
Born: 1912-01-01 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
Died: 1970-03-03
Known For: Directing
Biography
Piero Pierotti was an Italian film director and screenwriter active from the 1950s to the late 1960s. Born in Pisa, Tuscany, he began his career as a screenwriter, contributing to various Italian films. Pierotti made his directorial debut with The Last of the Vikings (1961), a historical adventure film. He continued to explore adventure and historical themes with films like Hercules and the Masked Rider (1963) and The Adventurer of Tortuga (1965). Pierotti's work is characterized by its dynamic storytelling and engagement with popular cinematic trends of his time.
Filmography
1972
- La grande avventura di Scaramouche ... (Writer)
1970
- Robin Hood, l'invincibile arciere ... (Screenplay)
1969
- Heads or Tails ... (Director)
- Zorro, the Navarra Marquis ... (Story)
1968
- Son of Black Eagle ... (Screenplay)
1967
- Assault on the State Treasure ... (Director)
1966
- Zorro il ribelle ... (Writer)
1965
- SuperSeven Calling Cairo ... (Screenplay)
- Giant of the Evil Island ... (Writer)
1964
- The Avenger of Venice ... (Director)
- Hercules and the Pirates ... (Writer)
- Lost Treasure of the Incas ... (Director)
- Hercules Against Rome ... (Director)
- War of the Zombies ... (Screenplay)
1963
- The Tyrant of Castile ... (Writer)
- Napoleone a Firenze ... (Director)
- Hercules and the Masked Rider ... (Director)
1962
- Marco Polo ... (Director)
- The Witch's Curse ... (Writer)
- A Queen for Caesar ... (Director)
- Planets Around Us ... (Writer)
1961
- Erik the Conqueror ... (Story)
1960
- Knight of 100 Faces ... (Screenplay)
- Cavalcata selvaggia ... (Writer)
1959
- The Pirate and the Slave Girl ... (Director)
- The Black Archer ... (Screenplay)
1958
- The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina ... (Screenplay)
1957
- The Love Specialist ... (Co-Writer)
- La trovatella di Pompei ... (First Assistant Director)
1955
- The Intruder ... (Screenplay)
- Beautiful But Dangerous ... (Screenplay)
- The White Angel ... (Story)
- Porta un bacione a Firenze ... (Story)
1954
- Guai ai vinti ... (Screenplay)
1953
- Giuseppe Verdi ... (Screenplay)
1951
- The Young Caruso ... (First Assistant Director)