Riccardo Freda
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 24, 1909
- Died
- December 20, 1999
- Birthplace
- Alexandria, Egypt
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.
Filmography
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento 2022
as self
- Intervista a Riccardo Freda sul suo cinema
Intervista a Riccardo Freda sul suo cinema 2007
Actor
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co 2000
as Self
- Un uomo solo: Incontro con Riccardo Freda
Un uomo solo: Incontro con Riccardo Freda 1998
Actor
The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors 1997
as Self
For the Love of Nancy 1994
Set Decoration
D'Artagnan's Daughter 1994
Original Story
My Name Is Kate 1994
Set Decoration
Once Around the Park 1989
as Ricardo, le réalisateur
Murder Obsession 1981
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Tragic Ceremony 1972
Director
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire 1971
Editor, Director, Screenplay
Tamar Wife of Er 1971
Director, Writer
Double Face 1969
Director, Screenplay
Mexican Slayride 1967
Director
Death at Owell Rock 1967
Director, Screenplay
Trap for the Assassin 1966
Director
The Exterminators 1965
Director
The Two Orphans 1965
Director, Writer
The Revenge of the Crusader 1964
Story, Producer, Screenplay
Romeo e Giulietta 1964
Director, Screenplay
The Magnificent Adventurer 1963
Director
The Ghost 1963
Director, Writer
Gold for the Caesars 1963
Director
The Seventh Sword 1962
Director
Alone Against Rome 1962
Second Unit Director
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock 1962
Director
The Witch's Curse 1962
Director
Manhunt 1961
Director
Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World 1961
Director
The Mongols 1961
Director, Second Unit Director
The Giants of Thessaly 1960
Director, Screenplay
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster 1959
Director, Writer
The White Warrior 1959
Director, Editor
Sign of the Gladiator 1959
Second Unit Director
Lust of the Vampire 1957
as Il dottore (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Ambush in Tangier 1957
Director
Castle of the Banned Lovers 1956
Director, Editor
From Here to the Inheritance 1955
Director, Story, Writer
Theodora, Slave Empress 1954
Director, Story, Screenplay, Producer
- Mosaici a Ravenna, I
Mosaici a Ravenna, I 1954
Director, Writer
Sins of Rome 1953
Screenplay, Director
The Legend of Piave 1952
Director
Revenge of the Black Eagle 1951
Director
Double Cross 1951
Director, Screenplay
Vedi Napoli e poi muori 1951
Director
- Magia a prezzi modici
Magia a prezzi modici 1950
Writer, Director
The Son of d'Artagnan 1950
Director
The Iron Swordsman 1949
Director
O Caçula do Barulho 1949
Director, Writer
The Mysterious Rider 1948
Director, Screenplay, Story
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris 1948
Director, Screenplay
Les Misérables 1948
Director, Screenplay
- L'astuto barone
L'astuto barone 1948
Director
Guarany 1948
Director
- Tenori per forza
Tenori per forza 1948
Director
Aquila Nera 1946
Director, Screenplay
Non canto più 1945
Writer, Director
Tutta la città canta 1945
Story, Screenplay, Director
L'abito nero da sposa 1945
Screenplay
Don Cesare of Bazan 1942
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Sundown 1941
as Pilot (uncredited)
The Adventuress from the Floor Above 1941
Editor, Screenplay
Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto 1941
Screenplay, Producer
- Cento lettere d'amore
Cento lettere d'amore 1940
Story, Writer
In campagna è caduta una stella 1939
Screenplay, First Assistant Director
The Little Adventurers 1939
as Il maestro, Editor, Screenplay
La voce senza volto 1939
Screenplay
Voce senza volto 1939
Writer
Fuochi d'artificio 1938
Screenplay
- Lasciate ogni speranza
Lasciate ogni speranza 1937
Screenplay
Credits from TMDB.