Pietro Francisci

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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.

09-09-1906

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Virgo

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Total Films

Also known as (male)

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Place of Birth

09-09-1906

Birthday

Virgo

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Genres

Total Films

Also Known As (male)

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Place of Birth

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Star Pilot

Aliens from the constellation Hydra crash-land on the island of Sardinia. A prominent scientist, his daughter, several young technicians, and a pair of Oriental spies are taken hostage by the beings so they can use them to repair their spaceship's broken engine. With that done, they take off towards their home planet, taking the earthlings with them. However, the humans attempt to mutiny against their captors, inadvertently sending their tiny spaceship hurtling into the infinite beyond...

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Year:

1966