Riccardo Freda

Riccardo Freda

Directing
Born 1909-02-24 Died 1999-12-20 Alexandria, Egypt 71 credits Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres 1

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Riccardo Freda (24 February 1909 – 20 December 1999) was an Italian film director. He worked in a variety of genres, including sword-and-sandal, horror, giallo and spy films. Freda began directing I Vampiri in 1956. The film became the first Italian sound horror film production. Riccardo Freda was born in 1909 in Alexandria, Egypt to Italian parents. Freda attended school in Milan where he took art classes at the Centro Sperimantale. After school he took on work as a sculptor and art critic. Freda first began working in the film industry in 1937 and directed his first film Don Cesare di Bazan in 1942. Freda began directing I Vampiri. I Vampiri was the first Italian horror film of the sound era, following the lone silent horror film Il mostro di Frankenstein (1920) Despite being the first, a wave of Italian horror productions did not follow until Mario Bava's film Black Sunday was released internationally.
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Directing 39 credits
O Caçula do Barulho
O Caçula do Barulho
1949 · Director, Writer
The Mongols
The Mongols
1961 · Director, Second Unit Director
Double Cross
Double Cross
1951 · Director, Screenplay
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
1962 · ★ 5.9 · Director
Double Face
Double Face
1969 · 57% · Director, Screenplay
Lust of the Vampire
Lust of the Vampire
1957 · ★ 6.3 · Il dottore (uncredited), Director
The White Warrior
The White Warrior
1959 · Director, Editor
The Witch's Curse
The Witch's Curse
1962 · Director
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster
1959 · ★ 5.8 · Director, Writer
Murder Obsession
Murder Obsession
1981 · Director, Screenplay
The Magnificent Adventurer
The Magnificent Adventurer
1963 · Director
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
1971 · Director, Screenplay
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
1948 · Director, Screenplay
The Giants of Thessaly
The Giants of Thessaly
1960 · Director, Screenplay
Trap for the Assassin
Trap for the Assassin
1966 · Director
Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World
Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World
1961 · Director
Ambush in Tangier
Ambush in Tangier
1957 · Director
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
1948 · Director, Screenplay
Death at Owell Rock
Death at Owell Rock
1967 · Director, Screenplay
Theodora, Slave Empress
Theodora, Slave Empress
1954 · Director, Producer
Manhunt
Manhunt
1961 · Director
Tragic Ceremony
Tragic Ceremony
1972 · Director
Castle of the Banned Lovers
Castle of the Banned Lovers
1956 · Director, Editor
Aquila Nera
Aquila Nera
1946 · Director, Screenplay
Gold for the Caesars
Gold for the Caesars
1963 · Director
The Seventh Sword
The Seventh Sword
1962 · Director
The Ghost
The Ghost
1963 · Director, Writer
Revenge of the Black Eagle
Revenge of the Black Eagle
1951 · Director
The Two Orphans
The Two Orphans
1965 · Director, Writer
The Mysterious Rider
The Mysterious Rider
1948 · Director, Story
Romeo e Giulietta
Romeo e Giulietta
1964 · Director, Screenplay
Sins of Rome
Sins of Rome
1953 · Screenplay, Director
The Exterminators
The Exterminators
1965 · Director
Mexican Slayride
Mexican Slayride
1967 · Director
Guarany
Guarany
1948 · Director
The Iron Swordsman
The Iron Swordsman
1949 · Director
Don Cesare of Bazan
Don Cesare of Bazan
1942 · Director, Producer
Tamar Wife of Er
Tamar Wife of Er
1971 · Director, Writer
From Here to the Inheritance
From Here to the Inheritance
1955 · Director, Story
Writing 28 credits
O Caçula do Barulho
O Caçula do Barulho
1949 · Director, Writer
D'Artagnan's Daughter
D'Artagnan's Daughter
1994 · ★ 5.6 · Original Story
In campagna è caduta una stella
In campagna è caduta una stella
1939 · Screenplay, First Assistant Director
Tutta la città canta
Tutta la città canta
1945 · Story, Screenplay
Double Cross
Double Cross
1951 · Director, Screenplay
Double Face
Double Face
1969 · 57% · Director, Screenplay
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster
1959 · ★ 5.8 · Director, Writer
Murder Obsession
Murder Obsession
1981 · Director, Screenplay
The Revenge of the Crusader
The Revenge of the Crusader
1964 · Producer, Story
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
1971 · Director, Screenplay
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
1948 · Director, Screenplay
The Giants of Thessaly
The Giants of Thessaly
1960 · Director, Screenplay
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
1948 · Director, Screenplay
Death at Owell Rock
Death at Owell Rock
1967 · Director, Screenplay
Aquila Nera
Aquila Nera
1946 · Director, Screenplay
The Ghost
The Ghost
1963 · Director, Writer
The Two Orphans
The Two Orphans
1965 · Director, Writer
La voce senza volto
La voce senza volto
1939 · Screenplay
The Mysterious Rider
The Mysterious Rider
1948 · Director, Story
Romeo e Giulietta
Romeo e Giulietta
1964 · Director, Screenplay
Fuochi d'artificio
Fuochi d'artificio
1938 · Screenplay
Sins of Rome
Sins of Rome
1953 · Screenplay, Director
Cento lettere d'amore
Cento lettere d'amore
1940 · Story, Writer
L'abito nero da sposa
L'abito nero da sposa
1945 · Screenplay
Tamar Wife of Er
Tamar Wife of Er
1971 · Director, Writer
From Here to the Inheritance
From Here to the Inheritance
1955 · Director, Story
Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto
Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto
1941 · Screenplay, Producer
The Adventuress from the Floor Above
The Adventuress from the Floor Above
1941 · Editor, Screenplay
Acting 9 credits
Lust of the Vampire
Lust of the Vampire
1957 · ★ 6.3 · Il dottore (uncredited), Director
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
2000 · Self
Sundown
Sundown
1941 · Pilot (uncredited)
For the Love of Nancy
For the Love of Nancy
1994 · Set Decoration
The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors
The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors
1997 · Self
Once Around the Park
Once Around the Park
1989 · Ricardo, le réalisateur
My Name Is Kate
My Name Is Kate
1994 · Set Decoration
The Little Adventurers
The Little Adventurers
1939 · Il maestro, Editor
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
2022 · self
Other credits 9 credits
In campagna è caduta una stella
In campagna è caduta una stella
1939 · Screenplay, First Assistant Director
The Mongols
The Mongols
1961 · Director, Second Unit Director
Sign of the Gladiator
Sign of the Gladiator
1959 · Second Unit Director
The White Warrior
The White Warrior
1959 · Director, Editor
Intervista a Riccardo Freda sul suo cinema
Intervista a Riccardo Freda sul suo cinema
2007
Castle of the Banned Lovers
Castle of the Banned Lovers
1956 · Director, Editor
Alone Against Rome
Alone Against Rome
1962 · Second Unit Director
The Little Adventurers
The Little Adventurers
1939 · Il maestro, Editor
The Adventuress from the Floor Above
The Adventuress from the Floor Above
1941 · Editor, Screenplay
Producing 4 credits
The Revenge of the Crusader
The Revenge of the Crusader
1964 · Producer, Story
Theodora, Slave Empress
Theodora, Slave Empress
1954 · Director, Producer
Don Cesare of Bazan
Don Cesare of Bazan
1942 · Director, Producer
Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto
Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto
1941 · Screenplay, Producer
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