Riccardo Freda
Directing · Director · Set Decoration · Writer
Born Feb 24, 1909 · Alexandria, Egypt
Active 1937–1999 · Awards: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
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.
Filmography
D'Artagnan's Daughter (1994) — Original StoryFor the Love of Nancy (1994) — Set DecorationMurder Obsession (1981) — Director · Screenplay · EditorThe Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971) — Director · Screenplay · EditorDouble Face (1969) — Director · ScreenplayThe Two Orphans (1965) — Director · WriterThe Ghost (1963) — Director · WriterThe Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962) — DirectorManhunt (1961) — DirectorCaltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959) — Director · WriterLust of the Vampire (1957) — Il dottore (uncredited) · Director · ScreenplayTheodora, Slave Empress (1954) — Director · Producer · Story · ScreenplayThe Legend of Piave (1952) — DirectorO Caçula do Barulho (1949) — Director · WriterAquila Nera (1946) — Director · ScreenplayL'abito nero da sposa (1945) — ScreenplayNon canto più (1945) — Writer · DirectorCaravaggio, il pittore maledetto (1941) — Screenplay · ProducerThe Adventuress from the Floor Above (1941) — Editor · ScreenplaySundown (1941) — Pilot (uncredited)Cento lettere d'amore (1940) — Story · WriterIn campagna è caduta una stella (1939) — Screenplay · First Assistant DirectorThe Little Adventurers (1939) — Il maestro · Editor · ScreenplayLasciate ogni speranza (1937) — Screenplay