Pietro Francisci

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Pietro Francisci

Directing September 9, 1906

Rome, Lazio, Italy

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 an…

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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.

Filmography

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  1. 1973
    Sinbad and the Calif of Bagdad

    Movie Director

  2. 1966
    Star Pilot

    Movie Himself (uncredited)

  3. 1963
    Hercules, Samson & Ulysses

    Movie Director

  4. 1960
    The Warrior Empress

    Movie Director

  5. 1960
    Siege of Syracuse

    Movie Director

  6. 1959
    Hercules Unchained

    Movie Director

  7. 1958
    Hercules

    Movie Director

  8. 1956
    Roland the Mighty

    Movie Director

  9. 1954
    Attila

    Movie Director

  10. 1952
    The Queen of Sheba

    Movie Director

  11. 1952
  12. 1950
    Il leone di Amalfi

    Movie Director

  13. 1949
    Anthony of Padua

    Movie Director

  14. 1948
    O Sole Mio!

    Movie Director

  15. 1948
    ’Na Sera ‘e Maggio

    Movie Director

  16. 1948
    Come Faccette Mametta

    Movie Director

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  1. 1947
    Christmas at Camp 119

    Movie Director

  2. 1947
    Amore Sotto la Luna

    Movie Director

  3. 1947
    Stornellata Romana

    Movie Director

  4. 1946
    Io t'ho incontrata a Napoli

    Movie Director

  5. 1946
    Marechiare

    Movie Director

  6. 1938
    The Eternal Fire

    Movie Director

  7. 1934
    La mia vita sei tu

    Movie Director