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Riccardo Freda (1909–1999)

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. He moved into directing in 1942, beginning a career that lasted some 40 years. Resisting the strong neo-realism trend in postwar Italy... See full bio »

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(age 90) in Rome, Lazio, Italy

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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (46 titles)
1994 La fille de d'Artagnan (fired - uncredited)
 
1981 Murder Syndrome (as Robert Hampton)
 
1979 Superhuman
 
1972 Tragic Ceremony (as Robert Hampton)
 
1971 The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (as Willy Pareto)
 
1969 Double Face (as Robert Hampton)
 
1967 No Killing Without Dollars (as George Lincoln)
 
1967 Mexican Slayride (as Robert Hampton: Italian version)
 
1966 Roger la Honte
 
1965 The Two Orphans
 
1963 The Ghost (as Robert Hampton)
 
1963 Gold for the Caesars (uncredited)
 
1962 The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (as Robert Hampton)
 
1962 Maciste all'inferno (as Robert Hampton)
 
1961 Caccia all'uomo
 
1961 The Mongols (uncredited)
 
1959 Caltiki the Undying Monster (as Robert Hamton)
 
1959 Agi Murad il diavolo bianco (also as Richard Freda / US version / as Robert Hampton)
 
1959 Sheba and the Gladiator (uncredited)
 
1957 Agguato a Tangeri (as Robert Hampton)
 
1956 Lust of the Vampire (as Robert Hampton)
 
1953 Sins of Rome (as Robert Hampton)
 
1951 Double Cross
 
1948 Les Misérables (as Robert Hampton: US prints)
 
1948 Guarany
 
1945 Non canto più
 
Show ShowWriter (41 titles)
1994 La fille de d'Artagnan (idea)
 
1981 Murder Syndrome (screenplay)
 
1971 The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (screenplay / as Willy Pareto)
 
1969 Double Face (screenplay / as Robert Hampton)
 
1967 No Killing Without Dollars (as George Lincoln)
 
1965 The Two Orphans (dialogue / screenplay)
 
1964 Genoveffa di Brabante (screenplay / story)
 
1964 Romeo e Giulietta (as Robert Hampton)
 
1963 The Ghost (screenplay / as Robert Hampton)
 
1957 Agguato a Tangeri (screenplay / story)
 
1956 Castle of the Banned Lovers (story - uncredited)
 
1956 Lust of the Vampire (story / dialogue)
 
1955 Da qui all'eredità (screenplay / story)
 
1954 Theodora, Slave Empress (screenplay / story)
 
1952 La leggenda del piave (story)
 
1951 Double Cross (screenplay)
 
1950 Il figlio di d'Artagnan (screenplay / as Dick Jordan / story / as Dick Jordan)
 
1949 O Caçula do Barulho (writer)
 
1948 The Mysterious Rider (story and screenplay)
 
1948 Les Misérables (screenplay)
 
1946 Return of the Black Eagle (screenplay - uncredited)
 
1945 Non canto più (adaptation / screenplay)
 
1945 Tutta la città canta (screenplay / story)
 
1945 L'abito nero da sposa (screenplay)
 
1942 Don Cesare di Bazan (screenplay)
 
1941 L'avventuriera del piano di sopra (screenplay)
 
1941 Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto (screenplay)
 
1941 Notte di fortuna (screenplay)
 
1940 Cento lettere d'amore (screenplay / story)
 
1940 La granduchessa si diverte (dialogue / screenplay)
 
1939 In the Country Fell a Star (screenplay)
 
1939 The Knight of San Marco (screenplay)
 
1939 Il barone di Corbò (screenplay)
 
1939 The Little Adventurers (screenplay and dialogue)
 
1939 La voce senza volto (screenplay)
 
1938 Fireworks (screenplay)
 
1938 L'allegro cantante (screenplay / story)
 
1937 Leave All Hope
 
Show ShowEditor (8 titles)
1963 Gold for the Caesars (second unit director: action scenes - uncredited)
 
1962 Alone Against Rome (second unit director: arena sequences)
 
1961 The Mongols (second unit director: action scenes)
 
1959 Sheba and the Gladiator (assistant director: battle scenes)
 
1939 The Little Adventurers (assistant director)
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
1989 Once Around the Park
Ricardo, le réalisateur
 
1956 Lust of the Vampire
Autopsy doctor (uncredited)
 
1941 Sundown
Pilot (uncredited)
 
1939 The Little Adventurers
Il maestro (as Riccardo Santelmi)
 
Show ShowSet Decorator (3 titles)
1995 A Family Divided (TV movie)
 
1994 For the Love of Nancy (TV movie)
 
1994 My Name Is Kate (TV movie)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1949 The Iron Swordsman (producer)
 
1942 Don Cesare di Bazan (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1942 Madrid de mis sueños (supervising director - uncredited)
 
1941 Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto (technical supervisor)
 
Show ShowArt Director (1 title)
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2001 Once Upon a Time in Europe (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Ritratti d'autore (TV series documentary)
Himself
Riccardo Freda (1996) … Himself
 

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La fille de d'Artagnan -- After the slaying of the Mother Superior of the convent in which D'Artagnan's daughter Eloise is cloistered, Eloise and her father grab their swords and fight for justice from the evil men responsible. Sundown -- Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery woman living among the natives and enlist her aid in overcoming the Germans.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Wrote the Introduction for the biography "Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark" by Tim Lucas.

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Robert Davidson | Richard Freda | Robert Hampton | Robert Hamton | Dick Jordan | George Lincoln | Willy Pareta | Willy Pareto | Riccardo Santelmi
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