Riccardo Freda
Directing
Born: February 24, 1909 · Alexandria, Egypt
Died: December 20, 1999 (aged 90)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
D'Artagnan's Daughter
1994
Lust of the Vampire
1957
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
1962
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster
1959
Double Face
1969
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
1971
The Ghost
1963
Murder Obsession
1981
Tragic Ceremony
1972
The Witch's Curse
1962
Sundown
1941
For the Love of Nancy
1994
Photos (3)
Movies (4)
Self / Appearances (3)
Directing (48)
Sign of the Gladiator
Second Unit Director
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster
Director
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
Director
Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World
Director
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
Director
The Mongols
Director
The Mongols
Second Unit Director
Lust of the Vampire
Director
Double Cross
Director
Double Face
Director
The Giants of Thessaly
Director
Gold for the Caesars
Director
Tragic Ceremony
Director
Tutta la città canta
Director
O Caçula do Barulho
Director
Theodora, Slave Empress
Director
Death at Owell Rock
Director
The Seventh Sword
Director
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
Director
Les Misérables
Director
The White Warrior
Director
The Witch's Curse
Director
The Magnificent Adventurer
Director
Don Cesare of Bazan
Director
The Ghost
Director
In campagna è caduta una stella
First Assistant Director
Sins of Rome
Director
Trap for the Assassin
Director
Ambush in Tangier
Director
Murder Obsession
Director
Tamar Wife of Er
Director
Mexican Slayride
Director
From Here to the Inheritance
Director
Revenge of the Black Eagle
Director
The Exterminators
Director
The Legend of Piave
Director
Manhunt
Director
The Two Orphans
Director
Aquila Nera
Director
Romeo e Giulietta
Director
Alone Against Rome
Second Unit Director
The Mysterious Rider
Director
Castle of the Banned Lovers
Director
Vedi Napoli e poi muori
Director
The Iron Swordsman
Director
Guarany
Director
Non canto più
Director
The Son of d'Artagnan
Director
Writing (38)
D'Artagnan's Daughter
Original Story
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster
Writer
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
Screenplay
Lust of the Vampire
Screenplay
Double Cross
Screenplay
Double Face
Screenplay
The Giants of Thessaly
Screenplay
Tutta la città canta
Story
Tutta la città canta
Screenplay
O Caçula do Barulho
Writer
Theodora, Slave Empress
Story
Theodora, Slave Empress
Screenplay
Death at Owell Rock
Screenplay
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
Screenplay
Les Misérables
Screenplay
Don Cesare of Bazan
Screenplay
The Ghost
Writer
In campagna è caduta una stella
Screenplay
La voce senza volto
Screenplay
Sins of Rome
Screenplay
Murder Obsession
Screenplay
Tamar Wife of Er
Writer
From Here to the Inheritance
Story
From Here to the Inheritance
Writer
L'abito nero da sposa
Screenplay
The Adventuress from the Floor Above
Screenplay
The Revenge of the Crusader
Story
The Revenge of the Crusader
Screenplay
The Two Orphans
Writer
Aquila Nera
Screenplay
Romeo e Giulietta
Screenplay
Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto
Screenplay
The Mysterious Rider
Screenplay
The Mysterious Rider
Story
Fuochi d'artificio
Screenplay
The Little Adventurers
Screenplay
Non canto più
Writer
Voce senza volto
Writer
Producing (4)
Other Crew (8)
For the Love of Nancy
Set Decoration
My Name Is Kate
Set Decoration
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
Editor
The White Warrior
Editor
Murder Obsession
Editor
The Adventuress from the Floor Above
Editor
Castle of the Banned Lovers
Editor
The Little Adventurers
Editor