Piero Pierotti
Piero Pierotti (born January 1, 1912 in Pisa , † May 4, 1970 in Rome ) was an Italian film director and screenwriter .
Life
Pierotti, a journalist by training and later a theater director, graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia after completing his studies that lasted from 1937 to 1939. He was initially responsible for a number of documentaries, including Itinerario sull'Arno , Le montagne dei miracoli , Acque verdi , Viaggio in Sila , Piste per reattori and Favola d'oggi . From 1941 onwards he worked as an assistant director and in this role he took part in several more important films, such as the dramatized biographies of Enrico Caruso and Giuseppe Verdi . From 1955 onwards he also worked on scripts and directed his first own film in 1958. Pierotti directed a total of 15 films and wrote 34 scripts; he worked in the trendy genres , especially for adventure and sandal films . He used the pseudonym Peter E. Stanley in some of his films .
Filmography (selection)
- Director
- 1959: The torturers of Rocco Nera (L'arciere nero)
- 1959: The son of the red corsair (La scimitarra del Saraceno)
- 1961: Marco Polo (Marco Polo)
- 1962: Cleopatra, the naked queen of the Nile (Una regina per Cesare) (co-director)
- 1963: Don Ramiro gambled away (Golia e il cavaliere mascherato)
- 1964: Samson and the Treasure of the Incas (Sansone e il tesoro degli Incas)
- 1964: The Avenger of Venice (Il ponte dei sospiri)
- 1964: Hercules - Avenger of Rome (Ercole contro Roma)
- 1966: The finale delivers Zorro (Zorro il ribelle)
- 1967: Assalto al tesoro di stato
- 1968: Blood revenge of a victim (Testa o croce)
- 1972: La grande avventura di Scaramouche
- Screenwriter
- 1952: Eternal melody (melody immortali)
- 1958: Girls with pretty legs (Le bellissime gambe di Sabrina)
- 1960: The revenge of the red knight (Il cavaliere dai cento volti)
- 1961: Revenge of the Vikings (Gli invasori)
- 1962: Maciste, the avenger of the damned (Maciste all'inferno)
- 1963: Samson against the devil's corsairs (Sansone contro il corsaro nero)
- 1966: Secret Service Hellhounds (Superseven chiama Cairo)
- 1968: The son of the "Black Eagle" (Il figlio dell'Aquila Nera)
- 1969: Zorro - Count of Navarra (Zorro marchese di Navarra)
Web links
- Piero Pierotti in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Piero Pierotti on MyMovies (Italian).
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del Cinema italiano , I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 336
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pierotti, Piero |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stanley, Peter E. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pisa , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4th 1970 |
| Place of death | Rome , Italy |