Pietro Francisci
Directing
Born Sep 09, 1906
-- Died Jan 01, 1977
· 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 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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5.1
movie
Hercules
Director
1958
5.0
movie
Hercules Unchained
Director
1959
4.6
movie
Star Pilot
as Himself (uncredited)
1966
5.3
movie
Attila
Director
1954
5.0
movie
Hercules, Samson & Ulysses
Screenplay
1963
4.8
movie
The Queen of Sheba
Director
1952
6.6
movie
Christmas at Camp 119
Director
1947
5.2
movie
Siege of Syracuse
Director
1960
3.8
movie
Sinbad and the Calif of Bagdad
Director
1973
5.5
movie
The Warrior Empress
Director
1960
5.5
movie
Roland the Mighty
Director
1956
5.5
movie
Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino
Director
1952