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Pietro Francisci (Italian pronunciation:[ˈpjɛːtrofranˈtʃiʃʃi]; 9 September 1906 – 1977) was anItalianfilm director, best remembered for the filmHercules (1958) which inspired thesword and sandal boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Born inRome, his career took a distinct turn for the worse after he directed the 1966 science-fiction film2+5 Missione Hydra, released in the U.S. in 1977 asStar Pilot.

• I Met You in Naples (1946)
• Anthony of Padua (1949)
• Le Meravigliose avventure di Guerrin Meschino (1951)
• Attila (1954)
• Hercules (1958)
• Hercules and the Queen of Lydia (1959) akaHercules Unchained
• Siege of Syracuse (1960)
• The Warrior Empress (1960)
• Hercules, Samson and Ulysses (1960)
• 2+5 Missione Hydra (1966) akaStar Pilot
• Sinbad and the Caliph of Baghdad (1973)

• Pietro Francisci atIMDb

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