Giorgio Ferroni
Directing
- Born
- April 12, 1908 · Perugia, Umbria, Italy
- Died
- August 17, 1981 (age 73)
Giorgio Ferroni (12 April 1908 – 17 August 1981) was an Italian film director.
Giorgio Ferroni was born in Perugia on 12 April 1908. Ferroni began his career in film with short documentaries during World War II. He directed his first dramatic film The Thrill of the Skies in 1939.
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At the time of filming The Night of the Devils, Ferroni was almost completely deaf and had to direct the film with the help of a hearing aid. Following the release of the film, a new project titled E i mostri uscirono dalle loro tane (transl. And the Monsters Came Out of Their Lair). Ferroni only helmed one more film with the comedy Antonio e Placido: attenti ragazzi...chi rompe paga which he is credited as Calvin Jackson Padget, a name he used for directing Westerns in the 1960s.
Known for
Mill of the Stone Women
August 30, 1960
Blood for a Silver Dollar
August 8, 1965
The Night of the Devils
April 29, 1972
The Battle of El Alamein
January 18, 1969
The Trojan Horse
October 26, 1961
Fort Yuma Gold
October 7, 1966
Wanted
March 22, 1967
Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal
August 4, 1937
Secret Agent Super Dragon
February 17, 1966
Long Live Robin Hood
March 12, 1971
The Conquest of Mycenae
April 22, 1963
Hero of Rome
April 22, 1964
Behind the camera40
- 1975Who Breaks... Pays Director
- 1972The Night of the Devils Director
- 1971Long Live Robin Hood Director
- 1969The Battle of El Alamein Director, Creator
- 1968Gunman Sent by God Director, Editor, Story
- 1967Wanted Director
- 1966Fort Yuma Gold Director
- 1966Secret Agent Super Dragon Screenplay, Director
- 1965Blood for a Silver Dollar Writer, Director
- 1964Thunder of Battle