Giovanni Pastrone
Directing
- Born
- September 13, 1883 · Montechiaro d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy
- Died
- June 27, 1959 (age 75)
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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.
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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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Known for
Cabiria
June 1, 1914
The Fall of Troy
March 16, 1911
Maciste
May 2, 1915
The Fire
April 16, 1916
The Royal Tigress
November 9, 1916
The War and the Dream of Momi
April 15, 1917
Julius Caesar
September 10, 1909
The Warrior
December 6, 1916
Stronger than Sherlock Holmes
October 15, 1913
La Moglie di Claudio
December 11, 1918
Maciste atleta
May 2, 1918
Behind the camera17
- 1923Povere bimbe Screenplay, Director
- 1920Hedda Gabler Director
- 1918La Moglie di Claudio Director
- 1918Maciste atleta Director
- 1917The Light, Triptych of Modern Life Writer
- 1917The War and the Dream of Momi Director, Writer
- 1916The Warrior Director, Writer, Screenplay
- 1916The Royal Tigress Director
- 1916The Fire Director, Writer
- 1915Maciste