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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.
Writer: Caccia all'uomo. Riccardo Freda was born in Alexandria, Egypt, of Italian parents. Educated in Milan, he became a sculptor, then a newspaper art critic. He began a career in film in 1937 as a screenwriter and production supervisor.
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- February 24, 1909
- Riccardo Freda
- December 20, 1999
Riccardo Freda, né le 24 février 1909 à Alexandrie, Égypte et mort le 20 décembre 1999 à Rome est un réalisateur, scénariste, chef monteur, chef décorateur et acteur italien.
Dec 20, 1999 · Riccardo Freda is known as an Director, Screenplay, Actor, Writer, Editor, Story, Second Unit Director, Producer, Set Decoration, Original Story, and First Assistant Director.
Jul 3, 2017 · Master of Italian Gothic – Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker by Roberto Curti
Nov 14, 2017 · Scholars tend to agree on Riccardo Freda’s I vampiri (1957) being the first Italian horror film. Indeed, prior to Freda’s Paris-set Gothic potboiler, which mixes the Erzsébet Báthory...
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Riccardo Freda was an Italian film director. Freda films ranged in various genres from Sword-and-Sandal, Horror, Giallo and Eurospy Movies. Freda began directing I Vampiri in 1956 but left the production midway to have it completed by Mario Bava.The film became the first Italian sound horror film production.
