About

Known credits:
26
Birthday:
1883-09-13
Place of birth:
Montechiaro d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy
Website:
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Giovanni Pastrone

Overview

​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.

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Known for

Acting
1909 Julius Caesar Actor Giulio Cesare 58
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Directing
1923 Povere bimbe Directing Director N/A
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1920 Hedda Gabler Directing Director N/A
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1918 La Moglie di Claudio Directing Director 58
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1918 Maciste atleta Directing Director N/A
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1917 The War and the Dream of Momi Directing Director 59
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1916 The Warrior Directing Director 58
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1916 The Royal Tigress Directing Director 58
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1916 The Fire Directing Director 59
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1914 Cabiria Directing Director 61
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1913 Stronger than Sherlock Holmes Directing Director 58
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1912 At the Cinema Show Directing Director 58
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1911 The Fall of Troy Directing Director 58
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1910 Agnese Visconti Directing Director N/A
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1909 Enrico III Directing Director N/A
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1909 Julius Caesar Directing Director 58
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Writing
1923 Povere bimbe Writing Screenplay N/A
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1917 The Light, Triptych of Modern Life Writing Writer 58
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1917 The War and the Dream of Momi Writing Writer 59
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1916 The Warrior Writing Writer 58
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1916 The Warrior Writing Screenplay 58
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1916 The Fire Writing Writer 59
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1915 Maciste Writing Screenplay 59
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1914 Cabiria Writing Screenplay 61
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1911 The Fall of Troy Writing Writer 58
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Production
1914 Cabiria Production Producer 61
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