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Pietro Francisci

Film director, screenwriter, film editor (1906-1977) · Italy · Directors · Died at 70

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Pietro Francisci 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. S. in 1977 as Star Pilot.

A life in dates

1977Died1 March 19771973Sinbad and the Calif of BagdadFilm, Director, Writer1966Star PilotFilm, Director, Writer1963Hercules, Samson & UlyssesFilm, Director, Writer1960Siege of SyracuseFilm, Director, Writer1958HerculesFilm, Director, Writer1956Roland the MightyFilm, Director1954AttilaFilm, Director1952The Queen of ShebaFilm, Director, Writer1950Il leone di AmalfiFilm, Director, Writer1949Anthony of PaduaFilm, Director, Writer1947Amore Sotto la LunaFilm, Director1946Io t'ho incontrata a NapoliFilm, Director, Writer1938The Eternal FireFilm, Director1934La mia vita sei tuFilm, Director, Writer1906Born9 September 1906

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Filmography 23

SBSinbad and the Calif of BagdadDirector, Writer1973
SPStar PilotDirector, Writer1966
HUHercules, Samson & UlyssesDirector, Writer1963
SSSiege of SyracuseDirector, Writer1960
TEThe Warrior EmpressDirector, Writer1960
HUHercules UnchainedDirector, Writer1959 · ★ 5.1
HEHerculesDirector, Writer1958 · ★ 5.1
RMRoland the MightyDirector1956
ATAttilaDirector1954
TSThe Queen of ShebaDirector, Writer1952
WMWonderful Adventures of Guerrin MeschinoDirector, Writer1952
IAIl leone di AmalfiDirector, Writer1950
APAnthony of PaduaDirector, Writer1949
NM’Na Sera ‘e MaggioDirector1948
CMCome Faccette MamettaDirector1948
OMO Sole Mio!Director1948
CCChristmas at Camp 119Director, Writer1947
SRStornellata RomanaDirector1947
ALAmore Sotto la LunaDirector1947
INIo t'ho incontrata a NapoliDirector, Writer1946
MAMarechiareDirector1946
TFThe Eternal FireDirector1938
LTLa mia vita sei tuDirector, Writer1934

48 credits on file

Awards

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

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About this person

Pietro Francisci 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.

Country
Italy
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1977 · aged 70

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