Pietro Francisci

Pietro Francisci

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

09/09/1906

Day of Death

01/01/1977
(71) years old

Place of Birth

Rome, Lazio, Italy

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 fil... Read More

Known For

Filmography

Cast

1966

Star Pilot

as Himself (uncredited)

Crew

1966

Star Pilot

as Writer

1966

Star Pilot

as Director

1960

The Warrior Empress

as Director

1960

The Warrior Empress

as Writer

1960

Siege of Syracuse

as Director

1960

Siege of Syracuse

as Screenplay

1960

Siege of Syracuse

as Story

1959

Hercules Unchained

as Director

1959

Hercules Unchained

as Screenplay

1959

Hercules Unchained

as Story

1958

Hercules

as Director

1958

Hercules

as Adaptation

1958

Hercules

as Screenplay

1956

Roland the Mighty

as Director

1956

Roland the Mighty

as Editor

1954

Attila

as Director

1952

The Queen of Sheba

as Director

1952

The Queen of Sheba

as Screenplay

1950

Il leone di Amalfi

as Director

1950

Il leone di Amalfi

as Story

1950

Il leone di Amalfi

as Writer

1949

Anthony of Padua

as Director

1949

Anthony of Padua

as Writer

1948

O Sole Mio!

as Director

1948

Come Faccette Mametta

as Director

1947

Christmas at Camp 119

as Director

1947

Christmas at Camp 119

as Screenplay

1947

Amore Sotto la Luna

as Director

1947

Stornellata Romana

as Director

1946

Marechiare

as Director

1938

The Eternal Fire

as Director

1934

La mia vita sei tu

as Director

1934

La mia vita sei tu

as Writer

1934

La mia vita sei tu

as Editor