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Pietro Francisci
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''. Selected filmography * '' I Met You in Naples'' (1946) * ''Anthony of Padua'' (1949) *'' Le Meravigliose avventure di Guerrin Meschino'' (1951) *''Attila'' (1954) *''Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted th ...'' (1958) *'' Hercules and the Queen of Lydia'' (1959) aka ''Hercules Unchained'' *'' Siege of Syracuse'' (1960) * '' The Warrior Empress'' (1960) * '' Hercules, Samson and Ulysses'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attila (1954 Film)
''Attila'' ( it, Attila, il flagello di Dio; french: Attila fléau de Dieu) is a 1954 Italian-French co-production, directed by Pietro Francisci and produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti for Lux Film. Based on the life of Attila the Hun, it stars Anthony Quinn as Attila and Sophia Loren as Honoria, with French leading man, Henri Vidal, as the Hun's antagonist, Flavius Aetius. Irene Papas, in the second of three contract pictures for Lux Film, plays one of Attila's wives, Grune. Ettore Manni, Christian Marquand, and Claude Laydu are among the supporting cast of mostly French and Italian actors. American Scott Marlowe (1932–2001) made his screen debut in the film. Along with ''The Pride and the Passion'' and ''Houseboat'', it was one of Loren's biggest box-office successes during the 1950s. Filmed immediately following the breakthrough Italo-American co-production, ''Ulysses'' (Lux Film / Ponti-DeLaurentiis / Paramount Pictures, 1954), ''Attila, Scourge of God'' represented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 Births
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Sinbad And The Caliph Of Baghdad
''Sinbad and the Caliph of Baghdad'' (Italian: ''Simbad e il califfo di Bagdad'') is a 1973 Italian adventure film directed by Pietro Francisci and starring Robert Malcolm, Sonia Wilson, Luigi Bonos and Arturo DominiciMoliterno p.136 Based on the legend of Sinbad, it was the director Francisci's final film. It was shot at the Elios Studios in Rome and on location in Egypt. The soundtrack features music from Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's ''Scheherazade''. Cast * Robert Malcolm as Simbad / Shariar * Sonia Wilson as Sherazade * Luigi Bonos as Firùz * Leo Valeriano as Bamàn * Spartaco Conversi as Hassem * Arturo Dominici as Visir * Franco Fantasia as Il comandante delle guardie * Eugene Walter as Zenebi * Paul Oxon Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ... as Il capitano de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hercules, Samson And Ulysses
''Hercules, Samson and Ulysses'', ( it, Ercole sfida Sansone) is a 1963 Italian Metrocolor ''peplum'' film directed by Pietro Francisci. The costume designers for this movie used re-purposed Nazi helmets for the Philistine headgear. Plot In Ithaca, off the coast of Greece, Hercules is living a happy family life with his wife Iole and his little son at the court of Laertes, father of Ulysses. Ulysses is a youth who demonstrates athletic ability, though not Hercules' super-strength, and is already in love with a girl named Penelope. A delegation of fishermen comes to ask King Laertes to do something about a sea monster that is killing some of them. Hercules volunteers to slay the monster, Laertes provides him with a ship and crew, and Ulysses goes along with them, taking a cageful of homing pigeons at his parents' insistence, though he says they'll be back in a day and a half. They find the sea monster and Hercules spears it, but a huge storm comes up and they must fight to survi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Warrior Empress
''The Warrior Empress'' (Italian: ''Saffo - Venere di Lesbo'') is a 1960 Italian-French peplum film directed by Pietro Francisci and starring Kerwin Mathews, Tina Louise Tina Louise ( Blacker; born February 11, 1934) is an American actress widely known for her role as movie star Ginger Grant in the CBS television situation comedy ''Gilligan's Island''. With the death of Dawn Wells in 2020, Louise became the la ... and Riccardo Garrone. Cast References Bibliography * Gary Allen Smith. ''Epic Films: Casts, Credits and Commentary on More Than 350 Historical Spectacle Movies''. McFarland, 2004. External links * French historical adventure films Italian historical adventure films 1960s historical adventure films 1960 films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Pietro Francisci Peplum films Cultural depictions of Sappho Films with screenplays by Luciano Martino Films scored by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino Sword and sandal films 1960s Italian film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L' Assedio Di Siracusa (film)
''Siege of Syracuse'' ( it, L'assedio di Siracusa) is a 1960 historical drama film about the Roman Siege of Syracuse, which took place between 213 and 212 B.C., during the Second Punic War with Carthage. The film was directed by Pietro Francisci. Cast *Rossano Brazzi as "Archimedes" *Tina Louise as "Diana / Artemide / Lucrezia" *Sylva Koscina as "Clio" *Enrico Maria Salerno as "Gorgia" *Gino Cervi as "Gerone" *Alberto Farnese as "Marcus Claudius Marcellus" *Luciano Marin as "Marco" *Alfredo Varelli as "Kriton" * Walter Grant as "Tiresias" * Mara Lombardo as "Selinonte Dancer" Reception Dave Sindelar called the film "un-even". The film was criticized for a lack of historical accuracy. See also *List of historical drama films *List of films set in ancient Rome This article lists films set in the city of Rome during the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic, or the Roman Empire. The films only partly set in Rome are so noted. The founding of Rome Films set during the founding of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hercules And The Queen Of Lydia
''Hercules Unchained'' ( it, Ercole e la regina di Lidia , "Hercules and the Queen of Lydia") is a 1959 Italian-French epic fantasy feature film starring Steve Reeves and Sylva Koscina in a story about two warring brothers and Hercules' tribulations in the court of Queen Omphale. The film is the sequel to the Reeves vehicle ''Hercules'' (1958) and marks Reeves' second – and last – appearance as Hercules. The film's screenplay, loosely based upon various Greek mythology and plays by Aeschylus and Sophocles, was written by Ennio De Concini and Pietro Francisci with Francisci directing and Bruno Vailati and Ferruccio De Martino producing the film. Plot While travelling, Hercules is asked to intervene in a quarrel between two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, over who should rule Thebes. Before he can complete this task, Hercules drinks from a magic spring and is hypnotized by a harem girl who dances the "Dance of Shiva", loses his memory and becomes the captive of Queen Omphale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Meravigliose Avventure Di Guerrin Meschino
''The Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino'' ( it, Le Meravigliose avventure di Guerrin Meschino) is a 1952 Italian adventure film directed by Pietro Francisci. It is based in part on the 1410 chivalric romance ''Il Guerrin Meschino''. Cast * Gino Leurini as Guerrin Meschino * Leonora Ruffo as Elisenda * Tamara Lees as Maga Alcina * Aldo Fiorelli as Alessandro * Anna Di Leo as Costanza * Cesare Fantoni as King Murad * Sergio Fantoni as Selim * Antonio Amendola as Brunello * Giacomo Giuradei as Pinamonte * Gian Paolo Rosmino as The Magician * Camillo Pilotto * Ugo Sasso * Franco Silva Franco Silva (18 February 1920 – 10 November 1995) was an Italian actor. Born in Genoa as Francesco Vistarini, Silva moved in Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, from which he graduated in 1938; the following year he made ... References External links * 1952 films 1952 adventure films Italian adventure films 1950s Italian-language films Films direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Of Padua (film)
''Anthony of Padua'' (Italian: ''Antonio di Padova'') is a 1949 Italian historical drama film directed by Pietro Francisci and starring Aldo Fiorelli, Silvana Pampanini and Carlo Giustini. The film portrays the life of Anthony of Padua (1195–1231).Moliterno p.136 Cast * Aldo Fiorelli as Fernando - poi Antonio di Padova * Silvana Pampanini as Anita - madre di Fernando * Carlo Giustini as Padre di Fernando * Alberto Pomerani as Il piccolo Fernando * as Conte Vincenzo * Luigi Pavese as Don Luigi * Ugo Sasso as Il contadino * Lola Braccini as Sua madre * Nino Pavese as Achille Sartori * Piero Pastore as Giano * Mario Ferrari as Il giudice Don Alicante * as Isabella * Dianora Veiga as La lussuriosa * Cesare Fantoni as Sultano * Guido Notari as Avvocato difensore * Valerio Tordi as Don Alvaro * Riccardo Mangano as Don Diego * Carlo Duse as Capitano delle guardie di Ezzelina * as Avvocato accusatore * as Il buffone di Ezzelino * as Frate Bernardo * Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Met You In Naples
''I Met You in Naples'' (Italian: ''Io t'ho incontrata a Napoli'') is a 1946 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Pietro Francisci and starring Anna Nievo, Leo Dale and Peppino De Filippo. The film takes its name from a popular song of the same title. It is part of the neorealist trend in post-Second World War Italian films.Cardullo p.217 Synopsis An American soldier and a young Italian aspiring actress meet in wartime Naples in 1944. They fall in love and eventually marry. At the end of the film she emigrates to the United States with him, hoping to be able to pursue her career there. Cast *Anna Nievo as Angela l'attrice * Leo Dale as ufficiale americano *Peppino De Filippo *Giuseppe Porelli *Claudio Gora *Paolo Stoppa * Lola Braccini * William Bye *Nino Pavese *Massimo Sallusti Massimo, also Massimino, and Massimine () is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Massimo Agostinelli (Max Agos) (born 1987), Swiss based Italian Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
