1958Nominee
Best Director
Hercules
Pietro Francisci
Actor · Director · Writer
Rome, Lazio, Italy
September 9, 1906
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1954Nominee
Best Director
Attila
1959Nominee
Best Director
Hercules Unchained
Career Highlights
1966Highlight
Best Performance
Star Pilot
1960Highlight
Best Director
Siege of Syracuse
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Hercules
Hercules Unchained