Riccardo Freda

Riccardo Freda
Riccardo Freda on the set of I Vampiri[1]
Born(1909-02-24)24 February 1909
Alexandria, Egypt
Died20 December 1999(1999-12-20) (aged 90)
Rome, Italy
SpouseGianna Maria Canale

Riccardo Freda (24 February 1909 – 20 December 1999) was an Italian film director. He worked in a variety of genres, including sword-and-sandal, horror, giallo and spy films.[2][3]

Freda began directing I Vampiri in 1956.[4] The film became the first Italian sound horror film production.

  1. ^ Curti 2017, p. 3.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference allmovie-bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Paul 2005, p. 276.
  4. ^ Jones, Alan (2013). I Vampiri (booklet). Arrow Films. p. 24. FCD756.