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Piero Pierotti

Born January 1, 1912 · Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Died March 3, 1970 · aged 58

Piero Pierotti was an Italian film director and screenwriter active from the 1950s to the late 1960s. Born in Pisa, Tuscany, he began his career as a screenwriter, contributing to various Italian films. Pierotti made his directorial debut with The Last of the Vikings (1961), a historical adventure film. He continued to explore adventure and historical themes with films like Hercules and the Masked…

Known For

Beautiful But DangerousBeautiful But Dangerous · 1955
Beautiful But Dangerous
5.91955
MovieRomanceComedy
Lina, a music hall singer, has fallen in love with Sergei, a Russian prince. Maestro Doria, who gives her voice lessons and who hopes to make her his mistress, takes her to Paris where she becomes the star of the "Folies-Plastiques".
Hercules and the PiratesHercules and the Pirates · 1964
Hercules and the Pirates
9.01964
MovieAdventureAction
aka Hercules and the Black Pirates. Brave and noble Samson fights pirates as a soldier in the royal army. He wants to marry lovely fair maiden Rosita, but her haughty governor father disapproves. Meanwhile, the cunning and duplicitous Rodrigo Sanchez joins forces with the wicked Black Pirate to thwart Samson.
Marco PoloMarco Polo · 1962
Marco Polo
4.51962
MovieAdventure
Italian explorer rescues the daughter of the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, meets a hermit who has invented gunpowder and builds a cannon.
The White AngelThe White Angel · 1955
The White Angel
6.41955
MovieDrama
In this sequel to Nobody's Children, Guido still longs for Luisa, who has become a nun. Then he meets Lina, a chorus dancer who is a dead ringer for his former lover.
Zorro, the Navarra MarquisZorro, the Navarra Marquis · 1969
Zorro, the Navarra Marquis
8.01969
MovieAdventureComedy
Zorro fights Napoleon's army to help the King of Spain.
The Witch's CurseThe Witch's Curse · 1962
The Witch's Curse
4.71962
MovieAdventureFantasy
Maciste travels to Hell to find a witch and make her undo a curse she put on the surface world.
Knight of 100 FacesKnight of 100 Faces · 1960
Knight of 100 Faces
6.51960
MovieAdventure
Two knights, the honorful Riccardo and the sinister Fosco, are rivalling for damsel Zuela.
A Queen for CaesarA Queen for Caesar · 1962
A Queen for Caesar
5.41962
MovieAdventureHistory
Story of the power struggle between Egyptian queen Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy, and how a common soldier risks his life to serve her.

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