Pietro Francisci
Known for: Directing
Born: September 9, 1906
Died: January 1, 1977
Place of birth: 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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Filmography
23 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
4.4
Sinbad and the Calif of Bagdad
1973
4.8
Star Pilot
1966
5.3
Hercules, Samson & Ulysses
1963
6.0
The Warrior Empress
1960
6.0
Siege of Syracuse
1960
5.1
Hercules Unchained
1959
5.1
Hercules
1958
7.0
Roland the Mighty
1956
5.4
Attila
1954
5.5
The Queen of Sheba
1952
7.3
Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino
1952
9.0
Il leone di Amalfi
1950
9.0
Anthony of Padua
1949NR
O Sole Mio!
1948NR
’Na Sera ‘e Maggio
1948NR
Come Faccette Mametta
1948
6.8
Christmas at Camp 119
1947NR
Amore Sotto la Luna
1947
NR
Stornellata Romana
1947NR
Marechiare
1946
NR
Io t'ho incontrata a Napoli
1946
NR
The Eternal Fire
1938
10.0
La mia vita sei tu
1934