Riccardo Freda

Known for: Directing
Born: February 24, 1909, Alexandria, Egypt
Died: December 20, 1999
Movies: 68

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.

Best-Known Movies

6.3

Lust of the Vampire

1957

5.9

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

1962

5.8

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster

1959

5.8

Double Face

1969

5.3

The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

1971

6.3

The Ghost

1963

5.0

Murder Obsession

1981

5.1

Tragic Ceremony

1972

5.5

Sundown

1941

4.7

The Witch's Curse

1962

Filmography

2022	Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento	self
2007	Intervista a Riccardo Freda sul suo cinema
2000	Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co	Self
1998	Un uomo solo: Incontro con Riccardo Freda
1997	The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors	Self
1989	Once Around the Park	Ricardo, le réalisateur
1957	Lust of the Vampire	Il dottore (uncredited)
1941	Sundown	Pilot (uncredited)
1939	The Little Adventurers	Il maestro

Directing, Writing & Producing

1981	Murder Obsession	Director, Screenplay
1972	Tragic Ceremony	Director
1971	The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire	Director, Screenplay
1971	Tamar Wife of Er	Director, Writer
1969	Double Face	Director, Screenplay
1967	Mexican Slayride	Director
1967	Death at Owell Rock	Director, Screenplay
1966	Trap for the Assassin	Director
1965	The Exterminators	Director
1965	The Two Orphans	Director, Writer
1964	The Revenge of the Crusader	Producer, Screenplay
1964	Romeo e Giulietta	Director, Screenplay
1963	The Magnificent Adventurer	Director
1963	The Ghost	Director, Writer
1963	Gold for the Caesars	Director
1962	The Seventh Sword	Director
1962	The Horrible Dr. Hichcock	Director
1962	The Witch's Curse	Director
1961	Manhunt	Director
1961	Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World	Director
1961	The Mongols	Director
1960	The Giants of Thessaly	Director, Screenplay
1959	Caltiki, the Immortal Monster	Director, Writer
1959	The White Warrior	Director
1957	Lust of the Vampire	Director, Screenplay
1957	Ambush in Tangier	Director
1956	Castle of the Banned Lovers	Director
1955	From Here to the Inheritance	Director, Writer
1954	Theodora, Slave Empress	Director, Screenplay, Producer
1954	Mosaici a Ravenna, I	Director, Writer
1953	Sins of Rome	Screenplay, Director
1952	The Legend of Piave	Director
1951	Revenge of the Black Eagle	Director
1951	Double Cross	Director, Screenplay
1951	Vedi Napoli e poi muori	Director
1950	Magia a prezzi modici	Writer, Director
1950	The Son of d'Artagnan	Director
1949	The Iron Swordsman	Director
1949	O Caçula do Barulho	Director, Writer
1948	The Mysterious Rider	Director, Screenplay
1948	Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris	Director, Screenplay
1948	Les Misérables	Director, Screenplay
1948	Tenori per forza	Director
1948	Guarany	Director
1948	L'astuto barone	Director
1946	Aquila Nera	Director, Screenplay
1945	Non canto più	Writer, Director
1945	Tutta la città canta	Screenplay, Director
1945	L'abito nero da sposa	Screenplay
1942	Don Cesare of Bazan	Director, Screenplay, Producer
1941	The Adventuress from the Floor Above	Screenplay
1941	Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto	Screenplay, Producer
1940	Cento lettere d'amore	Writer
1939	In campagna è caduta una stella	Screenplay
1939	The Little Adventurers	Screenplay
1939	Voce senza volto	Writer
1939	La voce senza volto	Screenplay
1938	Fuochi d'artificio	Screenplay
1937	Lasciate ogni speranza	Screenplay

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