Pietro Francisci Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
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.
Became annoyed with Steve Reeves while filming the climax of Le fatiche di Ercole (1958) because Reeves wasn't swinging the chains hard enough at the actors playing his enemies. Reeves said he didn't want to hurt the other actors, and Francisci told him, "If they don't get hurt, they don't get paid!" and told Reeves to swing as hard as he could. Reeves enjoyed telling this story over the years to fans and interviewers.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Simbad e il califfo di Bagdad
1973
Star Pilot
1966
Hercules, Samson & Ulysses
1963
The Warrior Empress
1960
L'assedio di Siracusa
1960
Ercole e la regina di Lidia
1959
Le fatiche di Ercole
1958
Orlando e i Paladini di Francia
1956
Attila
1954
The Queen of Sheba
1952
Le meravigliose avventure di Guerrin Meschino
1952
Anthony of Padua
1951
Il leone di Amalfi
1950
Natale al campo 119
1947
Io t'ho incontrata a Napoli
1946
Il cinema delle meraviglie
1945
Short segments "Ritmi Nuovi", "Sui pattini a rotelle"
$2 Million
