Pietro Francisci
Director · Actor · WriterPietro 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.
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FILMOGRAPHY
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Sinbad and the Calif of Bagdad
1973
Director
Star Pilot
1966
Director
Hercules, Samson & Ulysses
1963
Director
Siege of Syracuse
1960
Director
The Warrior Empress
1960
Director
Hercules Unchained
1959
Director
Hercules
1958
Director
Roland the Mighty
1956
Director
Attila
1954
Director
The Queen of Sheba
1952
Director
Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino
1952
Director
Il leone di Amalfi
1950
Director
Anthony of Padua
1949
Director
- O Sole Mio!
O Sole Mio!
1948
Director
- ’Na Sera ‘e Maggio
’Na Sera ‘e Maggio
1948
Director
- Come Faccette Mametta
Come Faccette Mametta
1948
Director
Christmas at Camp 119
1947
Director
- Amore Sotto la Luna
Amore Sotto la Luna
1947
Director
Stornellata Romana
1947
Director
- Marechiare
Marechiare
1946
Director
Io t'ho incontrata a Napoli
1946
Director
The Eternal Fire
1938
Director
La mia vita sei tu
1934
Director
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Sinbad and the Calif of Bagdad
1973
Screenplay
Star Pilot
1966
Writer
Hercules, Samson & Ulysses
1963
Screenplay, Story
Siege of Syracuse
1960
Screenplay, Story
The Warrior Empress
1960
Writer
Hercules Unchained
1959
Screenplay, Story
Hercules
1958
Adaptation, Screenplay
The Queen of Sheba
1952
Screenplay
Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino
1952
Writer
Il leone di Amalfi
1950
Story, Writer
Anthony of Padua
1949
Writer
Christmas at Camp 119
1947
Screenplay
Io t'ho incontrata a Napoli
1946
Screenplay
La mia vita sei tu
1934
Writer
