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Giovanni Pastrone(1883-1959)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Giovanni Pastrone
Giovanni Pastrone was born on 13 September 1883 in Montechiaro d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Cabiria (1914), Julius Caesar (1909) and Il fuoco (la favilla - la vampa - la cenere) (1916). He died on 27 June 1959 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
BornSeptember 13, 1883
DiedJune 27, 1959(75)
BornSeptember 13, 1883
DiedJune 27, 1959(75)
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Known for

Cabiria (1914)
Cabiria
7.1
  • Director
  • 1914
Julius Caesar
5.4
Short
  • Director
  • 1909
Il fuoco (la favilla - la vampa - la cenere) (1916)
Il fuoco (la favilla - la vampa - la cenere)
6.9
  • Director(as Piero Fosco)
  • 1916
The Warrior (1916)
The Warrior
6.2
  • Director
  • 1916

Credits

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Director

  • Povere bimbe
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Hedda Gabler
    • supervising (as Piero Fosco)
    • 1920
  • La moglie di Claudio (1918)
    La moglie di Claudio
    5.4
    • supervising director
    • 1918
  • Outwitting the Hun (1918)
    Outwitting the Hun
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Bartolomeo Pagano in Maciste atleta (1918)
    Maciste atleta
    • Director
    • 1918
  • La guerra ed il sogno di Momi (1917)
    La guerra ed il sogno di Momi
    6.8
    Short
    • co-director (as Piero Fosco)
    • 1917
  • The Warrior (1916)
    The Warrior
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Tigre reale (1916)
    Tigre reale
    6.6
    • Director (as Piero Fosco)
    • 1916
  • Il fuoco (la favilla - la vampa - la cenere) (1916)
    Il fuoco (la favilla - la vampa - la cenere)
    6.9
    • Director (as Piero Fosco)
    • 1916
  • Cabiria (1914)
    Cabiria
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1914
  • Più forte che Sherlock Holmes (1913)
    Più forte che Sherlock Holmes
    5.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1913
  • Al cinematografo guardate... e non toccate
    4.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1912
  • Primavera di lacrime
    Short
    • Director
    • 1911
  • Foolshead's Last Roguery
    Short
    • Director
    • 1911
  • The Fall of Troy (1911)
    The Fall of Troy
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1911

Writer

  • La luz, tríptico de la vida moderna (1917)
    La luz, tríptico de la vida moderna
    • film Il Fuoco
    • 1917
  • La guerra ed il sogno di Momi (1917)
    La guerra ed il sogno di Momi
    6.8
    Short
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1917
  • The Warrior (1916)
    The Warrior
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1916
  • Il fuoco (la favilla - la vampa - la cenere) (1916)
    Il fuoco (la favilla - la vampa - la cenere)
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1916
  • Bartolomeo Pagano in Marvelous Maciste (1915)
    Marvelous Maciste
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1915
  • Cabiria (1914)
    Cabiria
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1914
  • The Fall of Troy (1911)
    The Fall of Troy
    6.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1911

Producer

  • Outwitting the Hun (1918)
    Outwitting the Hun
    5.5
    • producer
    • 1918
  • Cabiria (1914)
    Cabiria
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1914
  • The Palace of Flames (1912)
    The Palace of Flames
    6.3
    Short
    • supervising producer
    • 1912

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Piero Fosco
  • Born
    • September 13, 1883
    • Montechiaro d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy
  • Died
    • June 27, 1959
    • Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Did you know

  • Trivia
    As a teenager, was an ardent cello player. Actually constructed several instrument himself by hand.

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