Riccardo Freda

Director

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.

Born: February 24, 1909 in Alexandria, Egypt

Died: December 20, 1999 (Age 90)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Sundown Movie	5.4	Actor	Pilot (uncredited)	1941
Once Around the Park Movie	6	Actor	Ricardo, le réalisateur	1989
Lust of the Vampire Movie	6.4	Actor	Il dottore (uncredited)	1957
The Little Adventurers Movie	6.6	Actor	Il maestro	1939
The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors Movie	5.7	Actor	Himself	1997
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento Movie	5.4	Actor	self	2022
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co Movie	5.5	Actor	Self	2000
The White Warrior Movie	5	Directing	Director, Editor	1959
Alone Against Rome Movie	5.4	Directing	Second Unit Director	1962
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	5.8	Directing	Director, Writer	1959
Castle of the Banned Lovers Movie	6.3	Directing	Director, Editor	1956
Death at Owell Rock Movie	5.5	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1967
Double Face Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	5.9	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1969
Gold for the Caesars Movie	5.1	Directing	Director	1963
The Magnificent Adventurer Movie	5.2	Directing	Director	1963
The Seventh Sword Movie		Directing	Director	1962
Les Misérables Movie	6.7	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1948
Lust of the Vampire Movie	6.4	Directing	Director, Screenplay	1957
Murder Obsession Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	5.4	Directing	Screenplay, Director, Editor	1981
D'Artagnan's Daughter Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	5.7	Writing	Original Story	1994
Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World Movie	4.6	Directing	Director	1961
Sign of the Gladiator Movie	5.1	Directing	Second Unit Director	1959
Sins of Rome Movie	5.7	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1953
The Ghost Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.2	Directing	Director, Writer	1963
The Giants of Thessaly Movie	4.9	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1960
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	1962
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	5.3	Directing	Screenplay, Director, Editor	1971
The Mongols Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	5.1	Directing	Second Unit Director, Director	1961
The Mysterious Rider Movie	6	Directing	Screenplay, Director, Story	1948
The Witch's Curse Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	4.9	Directing	Director	1962
Theodora, Slave Empress Movie	5.6	Directing	Screenplay, Director, Producer, Story	1954
Tragic Ceremony Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	5.2	Directing	Director	1972
Trap for the Assassin Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1966
Mexican Slayride Movie		Directing	Director	1967
The Two Orphans Movie		Directing	Director, Writer	1965
The Revenge of the Crusader Movie	5.8	Writing	Screenplay, Producer, Story	1964
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris Movie		Directing	Screenplay, Director	1948
Ambush in Tangier Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1957
Double Cross Movie		Directing	Screenplay, Director	1951
Romeo e Giulietta Movie		Directing	Screenplay, Director	1964
Manhunt Movie	5.4	Directing	Director	1961
Don Cesare of Bazan Movie		Directing	Director, Producer, Screenplay	1942
O Caçula do Barulho Movie	7.3	Directing	Director, Writer	1949
In campagna è caduta una stella Movie	6.3	Directing	Screenplay, First Assistant Director	1939
Revenge of the Black Eagle Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	1951
The Iron Swordsman Movie	6.7	Directing	Director	1949
La Leggenda del Piave Movie	4.8	Directing	Director	1952
Vedi Napoli e poi muori Movie	5.6	Directing	Director	1951
The Adventuress from the Floor Above Movie	6.3	Writing	Screenplay, Editor	1941
The Exterminators Movie	4.9	Directing	Director	1965
Aquila Nera Movie	5.8	Directing	Director, Screenplay	1946
The Son of d'Artagnan Movie	3	Directing	Director	1950
Guarany Movie		Directing	Director	1948
Tutta la città canta Movie	6	Directing	Screenplay, Director, Story	1945
Da qui all'eredità Movie		Directing	Director, Story, Writer	1955
Non canto più Movie		Directing	Director, Writer	1945
L'abito nero da sposa Movie		Writing	Screenplay	1945
Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto Movie		Writing	Screenplay, Producer	1941
Voce senza volto Movie	4.9	Writing	Writer	1939
The Little Adventurers Movie	6.6	Writing	Screenplay, Editor	1939
Fuochi d'artificio Movie		Writing	Screenplay	1938
Lasciate ogni speranza Movie		Writing	Screenplay	1937
Cento lettere d'amore Movie		Writing	Story, Writer	1940
For the Love of Nancy Movie	6.3	Art	Set Decoration	1994
My Name Is Kate Movie	5.2	Art	Set Decoration	1994
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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