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.

Directed

1. Hercules (1958) — Director
2. Hercules Unchained (1959) — Director
3. Star Pilot (1966) — Director
4. Attila (1954) — Director
5. Hercules, Samson & Ulysses (1963) — Director
6. Siege of Syracuse (1960) — Director
7. The Queen of Sheba (1952) — Director
8. Christmas at Camp 119 (1947) — Director
9. Sinbad and the Calif of Bagdad (1973) — Director
10. The Warrior Empress (1960) — Director
11. Roland the Mighty (1956) — Director
12. Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino (1952) — Director
13. Il leone di Amalfi (1950) — Director
14. Anthony of Padua (1949) — Director
15. La mia vita sei tu (1934) — Director
16. ’Na Sera ‘e Maggio (1948) — Director
17. Marechiare (1946) — Director
18. O Sole Mio! (1948) — Director
19. Amore Sotto la Luna (1947) — Director
20. Come Faccette Mametta (1948) — Director
21. The Eternal Fire (1938) — Director
22. Stornellata Romana (1947) — Director
23. Io t'ho incontrata a Napoli (1946) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Star Pilot (1966) — Himself (uncredited)