Known For
Directing
Born
Sep 13, 1883
Died
Jun 27, 1959
Place of Birth
Montechiaro d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy
Credits
17 titles
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Giovanni Pastrone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Povere bimbe
Screenplay
Hedda Gabler
Director
La Moglie di Claudio
Director
Maciste atleta
Director
The Light, Triptych of Modern Life
Writer
The War and the Dream of Momi
Director
The Warrior
Director
The Royal Tigress
Director
The Fire
Director
Maciste
Screenplay
Cabiria
Director
Stronger than Sherlock Holmes
Director
At the Cinema Show
Director
The Fall of Troy
Director
Agnese Visconti
Director
Julius Caesar
Giulio Cesare
Enrico III
Director