Riccardo Freda
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1909-02-24
Day of Death
1999-12-20 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Alexandria, Egypt
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.
Known For
Acting
(2022)
(2000)
(1998)
(1997)
(1989)
Once Around the Park
as Ricardo, le réalisateur
(1957)
Lust of the Vampire
as Il dottore (uncredited)
(1941)
Sundown
as Pilot (uncredited)
(1939)
The Little Adventurers
as Il maestro
Crew
(1994)
For the Love of Nancy
Set Decoration
(1994)
D'Artagnan's Daughter
Original Story
(1994)
My Name Is Kate
Set Decoration
(1981)
Murder Obsession
Screenplay, Director, Editor
(1972)
Tragic Ceremony
Director
(1971)
Tamar Wife of Er
Director, Writer
(1971)
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
Screenplay, Editor, Director
(1969)
Double Face
Screenplay, Director
(1967)
Death at Owell Rock
Director, Screenplay
(1967)
Mexican Slayride
Director
(1966)
Trap for the Assassin
Director
(1965)
The Exterminators
Director
(1965)
The Two Orphans
Director, Writer
(1964)
Romeo e Giulietta
Director, Screenplay
(1964)
The Revenge of the Crusader
Screenplay, Producer, Story
(1963)
The Ghost
Director, Writer
(1963)
The Magnificent Adventurer
Director
(1963)
Gold for the Caesars
Director
(1962)
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
Director
(1962)
The Witch's Curse
Director
(1962)
The Seventh Sword
Director
(1962)
Alone Against Rome
Second Unit Director
(1961)
(1961)
Manhunt
Director
(1961)
The Mongols
Director, Second Unit Director
(1960)
The Giants of Thessaly
Director, Screenplay
(1959)
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster
Director, Writer
(1959)
The White Warrior
Director, Editor
(1959)
Sign of the Gladiator
Second Unit Director
(1957)
Lust of the Vampire
Director, Screenplay
(1957)
Ambush in Tangier
Director
(1956)
Castle of the Banned Lovers
Director, Editor
(1955)
From Here to the Inheritance
Director, Story, Writer
(1954)
Theodora, Slave Empress
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Story
(1954)
Mosaici a Ravenna, I
Director, Writer
(1953)
Sins of Rome
Screenplay, Director
(1952)
The Legend of Piave
Director
(1951)
Vedi Napoli e poi muori
Director
(1951)
Revenge of the Black Eagle
Director
(1951)
Double Cross
Director, Screenplay
(1950)
Magia a prezzi modici
Writer, Director
(1950)
The Son of d'Artagnan
Director
(1949)
The Iron Swordsman
Director
(1949)
O Caçula do Barulho
Director, Writer
(1948)
Les Misérables
Director, Screenplay
(1948)
The Mysterious Rider
Director, Screenplay, Story
(1948)
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
Director, Screenplay
(1948)
L'astuto barone
Director
(1948)
Tenori per forza
Director
(1948)
Guarany
Director
(1946)
Aquila Nera
Director, Screenplay
(1945)
Non canto più
Writer, Director
(1945)
L'abito nero da sposa
Screenplay
(1945)
Tutta la città canta
Screenplay, Story, Director
(1942)
Don Cesare of Bazan
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(1941)
The Adventuress from the Floor Above
Editor, Screenplay
(1941)
Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto
Screenplay, Producer
(1940)
Cento lettere d'amore
Story, Writer
(1939)
In campagna è caduta una stella
Screenplay, First Assistant Director
(1939)
The Little Adventurers
Screenplay, Editor
(1939)
Voce senza volto
Writer
(1938)
Fuochi d'artificio
Screenplay
(1937)
Lasciate ogni speranza
Screenplay