Riccardo Freda
Known for Directing · 9 credits
- Born
- 1909-02-24
- Died
- 1999-12-20
- Place of birth
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Also known as
- Robert Hampton
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
Sundown
1941
as Pilot (uncredited)
The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors
1997
as Self
Lust of the Vampire
1957
as Il dottore (uncredited)
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
2000
as Self
Once Around the Park
1989
as Ricardo, le réalisateur
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
2022
as self
Movies (9)
Sundown
1941
as Pilot (uncredited)
The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors
1997
as Self
Lust of the Vampire
1957
as Il dottore (uncredited)
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
2000
as Self
Once Around the Park
1989
as Ricardo, le réalisateur
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
2022
as self
Intervista a Riccardo Freda sul suo cinema
2007
The Little Adventurers
1939
as Il maestro
Un uomo solo: Incontro con Riccardo Freda
1998
About Riccardo Freda
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 19… With 9 credits spanning from 1939 to 2022, Riccardo Freda has appeared in 9 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Riccardo Freda Movies
- Sundown (1941) — as Pilot (uncredited)
- The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors (1997) — as Self
- Lust of the Vampire (1957) — as Il dottore (uncredited)
- Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co (2000) — as Self
- Once Around the Park (1989) — as Ricardo, le réalisateur
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