Giovanni Pastrone
Biography
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Giovanni Pastrone, also known by his artistic name Piero Fosco (13 September 1883 - 27 June 1959), was an Italian film pioneer, director, screenwriter, actor and technician.
Pastrone was born in Montechiaro d'Asti. He worked during the era of the silent film, but he influenced many important directors in the international cinema, such as David Wark Griffith, in his Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916).
He died in Turin on 27 June 1959.
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Acting (1 movie)
Directing (15 movies)
Cabiria
1914
The Fire
1916
Agnese Visconti
1910
The Royal Tigress
1916
The War and the Dream of Momi
1917
The Fall of Troy
1911
Julius Caesar
1909
La Moglie di Claudio
1918
Povere bimbe
1923
Stronger than Sherlock Holmes
1913
Hedda Gabler
1920
The Warrior
1916
Enrico III
1909
At the Cinema Show
1912
Maciste atleta
1918
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Fall of Troy | 1911 | Writer |
| Cabiria | 1914 | Producer |
| Cabiria | 1914 | Screenplay |
| Maciste | 1915 | Screenplay |
| The Fire | 1916 | Writer |
| The Warrior | 1916 | Writer |
| The Warrior | 1916 | Screenplay |
| The War and the Dream of Momi | 1917 | Writer |
| The Light, Triptych of Modern Life | 1917 | Writer |
| Povere bimbe | 1923 | Screenplay |