Acting

Franco Fantasia

Born March 5, 1924 · Rhodes, Italy [now Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece]

Died November 10, 2002 · aged 78

No biography available.

Known For

In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.

Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.

After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The best of the British generals, the Duke of Wellington, beat Napolean's best generals in Spain and Portugal, but now must beat Napoleon himself with an Anglo Allied army.

Lion of the Desert · 1981

Lion of the Desert

★ 7.31981

MovieHistoryWar

Resistance leader Omar Mukhtar opposes Italian colonization before World War II. The brutal guerrilla war against Italian General Rodolfo Graziani and the Fascist forces of Benito Mussolini highlights the struggle for Libyan independence and the harsh tactics utilised by the colonisers.

A woman's search for her missing sister leads her to the jungles of New Guinea, where she and an expatriate guide encounter a cult leader and flesh-hungry natives.

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.

Zombie Flesh Eaters · 1979

Zombie Flesh Eaters

★ 6.71979

MovieHorror

After an abandoned boat sails into New York harbor with a zombie aboard, a reporter teams up with the daughter of the boat's missing captain to investigate the island where he was last seen conducting research—the site of an alleged zombie outbreak.

Slave of the Cannibal God · 1978

Slave of the Cannibal God

★ 5.21978

MovieAdventureHorror

A woman and her brother fly to New Guinea to look for a lost expedition, led by her husband, which has vanished in the great jungle.

Filmography

Sort

Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus (uncredited)

Soldier

Stunt Coordinator

Lion of the Desert · 1981

Governor General

A woman's search for her missing sister leads her to the jungles of New Guinea, where she and an expatriate guide encounter a cult leader and flesh-hungry natives.

Assistant Director

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.

Man (uncredited)

Zombie Flesh Eaters · 1979

Zombie Flesh Eaters

★ 6.71979

MovieHorror

Matthias (uncredited)

Slave of the Cannibal God · 1978

Slave of the Cannibal God

★ 5.21978

MovieAdventureHorror

A woman and her brother fly to New Guinea to look for a lost expedition, led by her husband, which has vanished in the great jungle.

Father Moses

In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth.

Hittite Officer

The young Jeremiah grows up in a priest's family in the village of Anathoth, near Jerusalem. God appears to Jeremiah in different human guises on several occasions, and makes it clear that he has been selected to announce God's message to the people of Jerusalem.

Old Man

A Mafia boss is enraged when he is suspected of smuggling a heroin shipment into San Francisco. He dispatches his nephew, a hotshot Anglo-Sicilian lawyer, to identify the real culprit. The lawyer also enlists the aid of his best friend, a grand prix driver with an adventurous streak.

Assistant Director

Under the brutal rule of local garrison leader Colonel Skimmel and European tyranny, a group of Mexican revolutionaries hires gunslinger Sabata to rob a transport of Austrian gold to buy weapons. But Colonel Skimmel has other plans, taking the gold for himself and blaming the revolutionaries. But no scheming colonel is going to keep Sabata from earning his pay.

Stunts

Hands of Steel · 1986

Hands of Steel

★ 5.31986

MovieActionScience Fiction

A story about a cyborg who is programmed to kill a scientist who holds the fate of mankind in his hands.

Assistant Director

On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... · 1967

On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...

★ 4.61967

MovieRomanceAdventure

A chastity belt provides an endless amount of grief for a woman whose jealous husband has gone off to the Crusades.

Armigero all'investitura di Guerrando

Constantine and the Cross · 1961

Constantine and the Cross

★ 5.31961

MovieAdventureDrama

Constantine is fighting against Barbarians with his father when he is called to Rome. In his way to Rome, he falls in an ambush planned by Maxence, who wants to become emperor.

Master at Arms

Return of Sabata · 1971

Return of Sabata

★ 5.91971

MovieWestern

A quick draw, master gunslinger traveling with a circus rides into a small town and helps the citizens free themselves from a crooked politician.

Circus Owner

The Black Corsair · 1976

The Black Corsair

★ 5.81976

MovieActionAdventure

The story circulates around the classical Black Pirate and his battle against arch enemy Prins van Gould. The Black Pirate is out for revenge on his brothers' killers. He has a blood-planned way to go, and he trusts only to his own rap sword.

First Assistant Director

Liberté, égalité, choucroute · 1985

Liberté, égalité, choucroute

★ 5.91985

MovieComedy

A parody of the French Revolution, on Arabian Nights background. Bagdad Calif is in Paris in 1789, where he decides to visit the Executionner equipment exhibition.

The Giant of Marathon · 1959

The Giant of Marathon

★ 5.21959

MovieAdventureHistory

A Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army.

senatore

Blood for a Silver Dollar · 1965

Blood for a Silver Dollar

★ 6.71965

MovieWesternAction

Two brothers part company only to be reunited when one is hired to stop a thief who turns out to be his sibling.

George Anderson

Man from Deep River · 1972

Man from Deep River

★ 5.61972

MovieAdventureHorror

A photographer in the rain forest is captured by wild natives, and after months of living with them, he marries the chief's daughter and helps protect the village from a vicious cannibal tribe.

Assistant Director

Incontri proibiti · 1998

Incontri proibiti

★ 5.11998

MovieDramaComedy

Armando Andreoli, a well-known engineer of almost 80 years, is approached by Federica, an assistant nurse who then invites him to his hotel room. In the morning, Federica's boyfriend arrives in the room, suspecting a relationship that has never existed.

Dott. Attilio Velardi

The Devil in Love · 1966

The Devil in Love

★ 5.81966

MovieComedy

Two devils from Hell are sent to Earth to cause trouble. Belfagor and his faithful sidekick Adramalek must start a war between Rome and Florence in 1478.

Master at Arms

At the end of the Civil War, a Union soldier is released from prison and travels with a fellow prisoner to Missouri where his travelling companion is shot and hung for horse stealing. California decides to take the dead companion's belongings to his family's ranch, where he falls in love with his friend's sister. But then the "ghosts" of the war return in an unexpected way haunting him again.

The Odyssey · 1968

The Odyssey

★ 8.51968

SeriesDramaAction & Adventure

Odysseus' journey, told in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. After fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus spends years trying to return home to Itaka.

Mentes

Marco Polo · 1982

Marco Polo

★ 6.81982

SeriesDramaAction & Adventure

The life of the 13th-century Venetian explorer who sought to connect the civilizations of China and Europe through trade.

Stunt Coordinator

Sandokan · 1976

Sandokan

★ 7.11976

SeriesAction & Adventure

In this mini-series in six parts from 1976 the Indian actor Kabir Bedi plays the lead role. Carol Andre plays Lady Marianna Guillonk and as Sandokans best friend Yanez de Gomera we see Phillipe Leroy. The noble prince Sandokan is a fighter of the first rank who are cruel to their enemies, but always loyal to his friends.

Second Assistant Director