As Director
The Night of the Devils
1972
6.4
Giorgio Ferroni
Directing
Birth date
April 12, 1908
Birth place
Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Death date
August 17, 1981
Biography
Giorgio Ferroni (12 April 1908 – 17 August 1981) was an Italian film director. Giorgio Ferroni was born in Perugia on 12 April 1908. Ferroni began his career in film with short documentaries during World War II. He directed his first dramatic film The Thrill of the Skies in 1939. At the time of filming The Night of the Devils, Ferroni was almost completely deaf and had to direct the film with the help of a hearing aid. Following the release of the film, a new project titled E i mostri uscirono dalle loro tane (transl. And the Monsters Came Out of Their Lair). Ferroni only helmed one more film with the comedy Antonio e Placido: attenti ragazzi...chi rompe paga which he is credited as Calvin Jackson Padget, a name he used for directing Westerns in the 1960s.
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Long Live Robin Hood
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6.4
As Director
The Battle of El Alamein
1969
5.3
As Director
Wanted
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5.2
As Director
Fort Yuma Gold
1966
6.0
As Director, As Writer
Secret Agent Super Dragon
1966
3.4
As Director, As Writer
Blood for a Silver Dollar
1965
6.6
As Director, As Writer
The Lion of Thebes
1964
7.1
As Director
Hero of Rome
1964
3.8
As Director, As Writer
The Conquest of Mycenae
1963
3.6
As Director, As Writer
The Trojan Horse
1961
5.7
As Director, As Writer
The Bacchantes
1961
3.8
As Director
Confidenze di un gatto
1953
6.0