Giovanni Pastrone
Giovanni Pastrone , also known by his stage name Piero Fosco (born September 13, 1883 , Montechiaro d'Asti , Italy ; † June 27, 1959 , Turin , Italy) was an Italian film director , screenwriter , writer , actor , who already in the age of Silent films worked.
biography
After Pastrone had learned the profession of accountant and wanted to try out various new activities, he began in 1907 as a simple accountant in the film company "Carlo Rossi & C." in Turin . In 1907 he became administrative director of the company, which from 1908 operated under the name Itala . The company invented the "fixitè" technical process and patented it. This was a process that prevented the film from shifting.
At the age of 28, Pastrone's rise in the film business began as a director. Later he also inspired famous masters of international cinema such as David Wark Griffith , who produced the films Intolerance (1916) and The Birth of a Nation with the film Cabiria . In 1919, at the height of his fame, Pastrone turned his back on the cinema and began studying and experimenting with medicine. However, he was only occasionally interested in the cinema.
Filmography
Director
- 1908: La glu
- 1908: Giordano Bruno eroe di Valmy
- 1909: Giulio Cesare
- 1910: La caduta di Troia
- 1913: Più forte che Sherlock Holmes
- 1914: Cabiria
- 1916: Tigre reale
- 1916: Il fuoco
- 1916: Maciste alpino
- 1917: La guerra e il sogno di Momi
- 1917: Maciste atleta
- 1919: Hedda Gabler
- 1923: Povere bimbe
actor
- Giulio Cesare (1909)
Web links
- Giovanni Pastrone in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pastrone, Giovanni |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fosco, Piero |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director, screenwriter, writer, actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montechiaro d'Asti , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1959 |
| Place of death | Turin , Italy |