Giovanni Pastrone
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1883-09-13
Day of Death
1959-06-27 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Montechiaro d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy
Giovanni Pastrone
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Giovanni Pastrone, also known by his artistic name Piero Fosco (13 September 1883 - 27 June 1959), was an Italian film pioneer, director, screenwriter, actor and technician.
Pastrone was born in Montechiaro d'Asti. He worked during the era of the silent film, but he influenced many important directors in the international cinema, such as David Wark Griffith, in his Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916).
He died in Turin on 27 June 1959.
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Acting
(1909)
Julius Caesar
as Giulio Cesare
Crew
(1923)
Povere bimbe
Screenplay, Director
(1920)
Hedda Gabler
Director
(1918)
La Moglie di Claudio
Director
(1918)
Maciste atleta
Director
(1917)
The War and the Dream of Momi
Director, Writer
(1917)
(1916)
The Fire
Director, Writer
(1916)
The Royal Tigress
Director
(1916)
The Warrior
Director, Writer, Screenplay
(1915)
Maciste
Screenplay
(1914)
Cabiria
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(1913)
Stronger than Sherlock Holmes
Director
(1912)
At the Cinema Show
Director
(1911)
The Fall of Troy
Director, Writer
(1910)
Agnese Visconti
Director
(1909)
Julius Caesar
Director
(1909)
Enrico III
Director