Pietro Francisci
Birthday: 1906-09-09
Deathday: 1977-01-01
Birthplace: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Gender: Male
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.
Credits
| Year | Title | |
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1973-07-22 | Simbad e il califfo di Bagdad |
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1966-10-01 | Star Pilot |
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1963-12-20 | Hercules, Samson & Ulysses |
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1960-08-24 | The Warrior Empress |
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1960-03-17 | Siege of Syracuse |
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1959-02-14 | Hercules Unchained |
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1958-02-20 | Hercules |
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1956-12-06 | Roland the Mighty |
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1954-12-27 | Attila |
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1952-11-06 | The Queen of Sheba |
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1952-02-13 | Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino |
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1950-10-11 | Il leone di Amalfi |
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1949-03-20 | Antonio di Padova |
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1948-04-29 | O Sole Mio! |
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1948-04-28 | ’Na Sera ‘e Maggio |
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1948-04-27 | Come Faccette Mametta |
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1947-12-22 | Christmas at Camp 119 |
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1947-04-20 | Amore Sotto la Luna |
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1947-04-20 | Stornellata Romana |
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1946-04-20 | Marechiare |
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1938-10-01 | The Eternal Fire |
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1934-02-01 | La mia vita sei tu |