Pietro Francisci
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.
Acting (1 movie)
Directing (22 movies)
Hercules, Samson & Ulysses
1963
Hercules
1958
Hercules Unchained
1959
Attila
1954
Siege of Syracuse
1960
The Queen of Sheba
1952
The Warrior Empress
1960
Sinbad and the Calif of Bagdad
1973
Anthony of Padua
1949
Christmas at Camp 119
1947
Marechiare
1946
O Sole Mio!
1948
’Na Sera ‘e Maggio
1948
Come Faccette Mametta
1948
Amore Sotto la Luna
1947
The Eternal Fire
1938
Stornellata Romana
1947
Star Pilot
1966
Roland the Mighty
1956
Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino
1952
Il leone di Amalfi
1950
La mia vita sei tu
1934
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| La mia vita sei tu | 1934 | Writer |
| Christmas at Camp 119 | 1947 | Screenplay |
| Anthony of Padua | 1949 | Writer |
| Il leone di Amalfi | 1950 | Writer |
| Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino | 1952 | Writer |
| The Queen of Sheba | 1952 | Screenplay |
| Hercules | 1958 | Screenplay |
| Hercules Unchained | 1959 | Screenplay |
| Siege of Syracuse | 1960 | Screenplay |
| The Warrior Empress | 1960 | Writer |
| Hercules, Samson & Ulysses | 1963 | Screenplay |
| Star Pilot | 1966 | Writer |