Riccardo Freda

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

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D'Artagnan's Daughter

(1994) Original Story

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Caltiki, the Immortal Monster

(1959) Writer

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Theodora, Slave Empress

(1954) Screenplay

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Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World

(1961) Director

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Vedi Napoli e poi muori

(1951) Director

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Sign of the Gladiator

(1959) Second Unit Director

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Lust of the Vampire

(1957) Screenplay

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Tutta la città canta

(1945) Screenplay

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	self	Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento 2022-12-02 Movie
2000	Himself	Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co 2000-01-01 Movie
1998	N/A	Un uomo solo: Incontro con Riccardo Freda 1998-01-01 Movie
1997	Himself	The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors 1997-01-01 Movie
1989	Ricardo, le réalisateur	Once Around the Park 1989-03-28 Movie
1957	Il dottore (uncredited)	Lust of the Vampire 1957-04-05 Movie
1941	Pilot (uncredited)	Sundown 1941-10-31 Movie
1939	Il maestro	The Little Adventurers 1939-01-30 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1994	Set Decoration	For the Love of Nancy 1994-10-02 Movie
	Set Decoration	My Name Is Kate 1994-01-24 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1994	Original Story	D'Artagnan's Daughter 1994-08-24 Movie
1981	Screenplay	Murder Obsession 1981-02-24 Movie
1971	Screenplay	The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire 1971-08-24 Movie
1969	Screenplay	Double Face 1969-07-04 Movie
1967	Screenplay	Death at Owell Rock 1967-07-21 Movie
1965	Writer	The Two Orphans 1965-05-24 Movie
1964	Story	The Revenge of the Crusader 1964-12-24 Movie
	Screenplay	The Revenge of the Crusader 1964-12-24 Movie
	Screenplay	Romeo e Giulietta 1964-08-28 Movie
1963	Writer	The Ghost 1963-03-30 Movie
1960	Screenplay	The Giants of Thessaly 1960-12-06 Movie
1959	Writer	Caltiki, the Immortal Monster 1959-08-07 Movie
1957	Screenplay	Lust of the Vampire 1957-04-05 Movie
1954	Story	Theodora, Slave Empress 1954-07-02 Movie
	Screenplay	Theodora, Slave Empress 1954-07-02 Movie
	Writer	Mosaici a Ravenna, I 1954-01-01 Movie
1953	Screenplay	Sins of Rome 1953-01-28 Movie
1951	Screenplay	Double Cross 1951-04-10 Movie
1950	Writer	Magia a prezzi modici 1950-12-31 Movie
1949	Writer	O Caçula do Barulho 1949-04-06 Movie
1948	Story	The Mysterious Rider 1948-11-01 Movie
	Screenplay	The Mysterious Rider 1948-11-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris 1948-01-21 Movie
	Screenplay	Les Misérables - Manhunt 1948-01-10 Movie
1946	Screenplay	Aquila Nera 1946-09-21 Movie
1945	Writer	Non canto più 1945-09-30 Movie
	Story	Tutta la città canta 1945-08-15 Movie
	Screenplay	Tutta la città canta 1945-08-15 Movie
	Screenplay	L'abito nero da sposa 1945-05-17 Movie
1942	Screenplay	Don Cesare di Bazan 1942-10-04 Movie
1941	Screenplay	L'avventuriera del piano di sopra 1941-10-20 Movie
	Screenplay	Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto 1941-06-02 Movie
1939	Screenplay	In campagna è caduta una stella 1939-11-11 Movie
	Screenplay	The Little Adventurers 1939-01-30 Movie
	Writer	Voce senza volto 1939-01-05 Movie
1938	Screenplay	Fuochi d'artificio 1938-12-01 Movie
1937	Screenplay	Lasciate ogni speranza 1937-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1981	Director	Murder Obsession 1981-02-24 Movie
1972	Director	Tragic Ceremony 1972-12-20 Movie
1971	Director	The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire 1971-08-24 Movie
	Director	Tamar, Wife of Er 1971-01-01 Movie
1969	Director	Double Face 1969-07-04 Movie
1967	Director	Mexican Slayride 1967-07-28 Movie
	Director	Death at Owell Rock 1967-07-21 Movie
1966	Director	Trap for the Assassin 1966-06-15 Movie
1965	Director	The Exterminators 1965-10-05 Movie
	Director	The Two Orphans 1965-05-24 Movie
1964	Director	Romeo e Giulietta 1964-08-28 Movie
1963	Director	The Magnificent Adventurer 1963-08-02 Movie
	Director	The Ghost 1963-03-30 Movie
	Director	Gold for the Caesars 1963-03-09 Movie
1962	Director	The Seventh Sword 1962-10-29 Movie
	Second Unit Director	Alone Against Rome 1962-09-06 Movie
	Director	The Horrible Dr. Hichcock 1962-08-01 Movie
	Director	The Witch's Curse 1962-04-11 Movie
1961	Director	Manhunt 1961-12-22 Movie
	Director	Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World 1961-10-31 Movie
	Second Unit Director	The Mongols 1961-08-31 Movie
	Director	The Mongols 1961-08-31 Movie
1960	Director	The Giants of Thessaly 1960-12-06 Movie
1959	Director	Caltiki, the Immortal Monster 1959-08-07 Movie
	Director	The White Warrior 1959-06-21 Movie
	Second Unit Director	Sign of the Gladiator 1959-03-05 Movie
1957	Director	Lust of the Vampire 1957-04-05 Movie
	Director	Ambush in Tangier 1957-01-01 Movie
1956	Director	Castle of the Banned Lovers 1956-09-06 Movie
1955	Director	Da qui all'eredità 1955-01-07 Movie
1954	Director	Theodora, Slave Empress 1954-07-02 Movie
	Director	Mosaici a Ravenna, I 1954-01-01 Movie
1953	Director	Sins of Rome 1953-01-28 Movie
1952	Director	La Leggenda del Piave 1952-01-01 Movie
1951	Director	Revenge of the Black Eagle 1951-10-25 Movie
	Director	Double Cross 1951-04-10 Movie
	Director	Vedi Napoli e poi muori 1951-01-01 Movie
1950	Director	Magia a prezzi modici 1950-12-31 Movie
	Director	The Son of d'Artagnan 1950-03-08 Movie
1949	Director	The Iron Swordsman 1949-11-01 Movie
	Director	O Caçula do Barulho 1949-04-06 Movie
1948	Director	The Mysterious Rider 1948-11-01 Movie
	Director	Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris 1948-01-21 Movie
	Director	Les Misérables - Manhunt 1948-01-10 Movie
	Director	L'astuto barone 1948-01-02 Movie
	Director	Tenori per forza 1948-01-02 Movie
	Director	Guarany 1948-01-02 Movie
1946	Director	Aquila Nera 1946-09-21 Movie
1945	Director	Non canto più 1945-09-30 Movie
	Director	Tutta la città canta 1945-08-15 Movie
1942	Director	Don Cesare di Bazan 1942-10-04 Movie
1939	First Assistant Director	In campagna è caduta una stella 1939-11-11 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1981	Editor	Murder Obsession 1981-02-24 Movie
1971	Editor	The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire 1971-08-24 Movie
1959	Editor	The White Warrior 1959-06-21 Movie
1956	Editor	Castle of the Banned Lovers 1956-09-06 Movie
1941	Editor	L'avventuriera del piano di sopra 1941-10-20 Movie
1939	Editor	The Little Adventurers 1939-01-30 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1964	Producer	The Revenge of the Crusader 1964-12-24 Movie
1954	Producer	Theodora, Slave Empress 1954-07-02 Movie
1942	Producer	Don Cesare di Bazan 1942-10-04 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv