Directing
Pietro Francisci
Born September 9, 1906 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.
Directed Films
4.4
Sinbad and the Calif of Bagdad
1973·Adventure
4.8
Star Pilot
1966·Science Fiction
5.3
Hercules, Samson & Ulysses
1963·Adventure
6.0
The Warrior Empress
1960·History
6.0
Siege of Syracuse
1960·Drama
5.1
Hercules Unchained
1959·Fantasy
5.1
Hercules
1958·Fantasy
7.0
Roland the Mighty
1956·War
5.4
Attila
1954·Drama
5.5
The Queen of Sheba
1952·Drama
7.3
Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino
1952·Adventure
9.0
Il leone di Amalfi
1950·Adventure
9.0
Anthony of Padua
1949·History
6.8
Christmas at Camp 119
1947·Drama
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Stornellata Romana
1947·Comedy
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Io t'ho incontrata a Napoli
1946·Drama
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The Eternal Fire
1938·Documentary
10.0
La mia vita sei tu
1934·Comedy