Person
Pietro Francisci
Directing · 1906–1977 · 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 film 2+5 Missione Hydra, released in the U.S. in 1977 as Star Pilot.
Known for
Hercules Unchained
Screenplay
Hercules
Director
Attila
Director
Hercules, Samson & Ulysses
Director
Siege of Syracuse
Screenplay
The Queen of Sheba
Director
Star Pilot
Himself (uncredited)
The Warrior Empress
Writer
Sinbad and the Calif of Bagdad
Director
Roland the Mighty
Director
Filmography
- 1973Sinbad and the Calif of BagdadDirector
- 1966Star PilotHimself (uncredited)
- 1963Hercules, Samson & UlyssesDirector
- 1960The Warrior EmpressWriter
- 1960Siege of SyracuseScreenplay
- 1959Hercules UnchainedScreenplay
- 1958HerculesDirector
- 1956Roland the MightyDirector
- 1954AttilaDirector
- 1952The Queen of ShebaDirector
- 1952Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin MeschinoDirector
- 1950Il leone di AmalfiDirector
- 1949Anthony of PaduaDirector
- 1948O Sole Mio!Director
- 1948’Na Sera ‘e MaggioDirector
- 1948Come Faccette MamettaDirector
- 1947Christmas at Camp 119Screenplay
- 1947Amore Sotto la LunaDirector
- 1947Stornellata RomanaDirector
- 1946MarechiareDirector
- 1946Io t'ho incontrata a NapoliDirector
- 1938The Eternal FireDirector
- 1934La mia vita sei tuDirector
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