
Pietro Francisci
Directing · Born 1906-09-09 · 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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Sinbad and the Calif of Bagdad 1973
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Star Pilot 1966
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Hercules, Samson & Ulysses 1963
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The Warrior Empress 1960
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Siege of Syracuse 1960
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Hercules Unchained 1959
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Hercules 1958
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Roland the Mighty 1956
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Attila 1954
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The Queen of Sheba 1952
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Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino 1952
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Il leone di Amalfi 1950
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Anthony of Padua 1949
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O Sole Mio! 1948
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’Na Sera ‘e Maggio 1948
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Come Faccette Mametta 1948
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Christmas at Camp 119 1947
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Amore Sotto la Luna 1947
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Stornellata Romana 1947
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Marechiare 1946
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The Eternal Fire 1938
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La mia vita sei tu 1934
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