
Directing
Francesco De Robertis
Born — Died
1902-10-16 — 1959-02-03
Place of birth
San Marco in Lamis, Foggia
Known for
Directing
Credits
31 titles
Known for
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Angel in the crowd
1950
7.0No synopsis available yet.
The Woman Who Came from the Sea
1954
10.0A crack team of Italian naval divers plan to attach high explosives to the hulls of Royal navy warships anchored in Gibraltar harbour.
Hell Raiders of the Deep
1953
5.5Although released anonymously, as was the custom with all films produced by the Italian Navy, La Nave Bianca is the first feature-length effort directed by Roberto Rossellini; it is also very much the work of its co-writer and supervisor Francesco De Robertis. The film combines a documentary look at the Italian Navy during World War II with newsreel combat footage and a scripted love story performed by non-professional actors.
The White Ship
1941
10.0Italian naval secret agents acquire a British codebook and the Italian counter-espionage agents start tracking enemy agents working undercover in Italy and providing false information.
Uomini ombra
1954
7.0An Italian man is released from prison after World War II, excited to meet the son his late wife had while he was away, only to be shocked when he discovers that the son is half-black, the result of an encounter between his wife and an American GI. Released in America as "Angelo"
Angelo
1950
Behind the camera
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Angel in the crowd
1950
7.0No synopsis available yet.
The Woman Who Came from the Sea
1954
7.0No synopsis available yet.
The Woman Who Came from the Sea
1954
7.0No synopsis available yet.
The Woman Who Came from the Sea
1954
10.0A crack team of Italian naval divers plan to attach high explosives to the hulls of Royal navy warships anchored in Gibraltar harbour.
Hell Raiders of the Deep
1953
5.5Although released anonymously, as was the custom with all films produced by the Italian Navy, La Nave Bianca is the first feature-length effort directed by Roberto Rossellini; it is also very much the work of its co-writer and supervisor Francesco De Robertis. The film combines a documentary look at the Italian Navy during World War II with newsreel combat footage and a scripted love story performed by non-professional actors.
The White Ship
1941
10.0Italian naval secret agents acquire a British codebook and the Italian counter-espionage agents start tracking enemy agents working undercover in Italy and providing false information.
Uomini ombra
1954
10.0Italian naval secret agents acquire a British codebook and the Italian counter-espionage agents start tracking enemy agents working undercover in Italy and providing false information.
Uomini ombra
1954
7.0An Italian man is released from prison after World War II, excited to meet the son his late wife had while he was away, only to be shocked when he discovers that the son is half-black, the result of an encounter between his wife and an American GI. Released in America as "Angelo"
Angelo
1950
7.0An Italian man is released from prison after World War II, excited to meet the son his late wife had while he was away, only to be shocked when he discovers that the son is half-black, the result of an encounter between his wife and an American GI. Released in America as "Angelo"
Angelo
1950
6.7Danae, a woman who came from the sea is a beautiful blonde girl at the center of a spy story during the second world war. In Gibraltar, Italian and British divers perform mutual sabotage actions. The secret agents, on the other hand, face off on the mainland and the Italian spies have the best thanks to the girl's intervention.
The Woman Who Came from the Sea
1957
6.7Danae, a woman who came from the sea is a beautiful blonde girl at the center of a spy story during the second world war. In Gibraltar, Italian and British divers perform mutual sabotage actions. The secret agents, on the other hand, face off on the mainland and the Italian spies have the best thanks to the girl's intervention.
The Woman Who Came from the Sea
1957
8.0The story of two boys, who enrol in a navy academy for boys.
Sailors Without Stars
1949
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Yalis, la vergine del Roncador
1955
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Gli amanti di Ravello
1951
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Gli amanti di Ravello
1951
7.0Four war pilots that have been fighting together go seperate ways and meet up again years later. Shot in 1943, but only released in 1947.
Men and Skies
1947
7.0Four war pilots that have been fighting together go seperate ways and meet up again years later. Shot in 1943, but only released in 1947.
Men and Skies
1947
6.7Submarine disaster drama made under the auspices of Mussolini's department of defense. During maneuvers a submarine collides with a surface vessel and drops to the ocean floor. The crew have thirty hours' worth of air to get it back to the surface.
Men in the Deep
1941
6.7Submarine disaster drama made under the auspices of Mussolini's department of defense. During maneuvers a submarine collides with a surface vessel and drops to the ocean floor. The crew have thirty hours' worth of air to get it back to the surface.
Men in the Deep
1941
9.0The cruiser "Raimondo Montecuccoli" departs from Livorno with cadets from the Naval Academy. Among them, three sailors are troubled by various problems. The authority of their superiors and life on board improve the crew's character, even helping them to resolve their personal issues.
Ragazzi della marina
1958
9.0The cruiser "Raimondo Montecuccoli" departs from Livorno with cadets from the Naval Academy. Among them, three sailors are troubled by various problems. The authority of their superiors and life on board improve the crew's character, even helping them to resolve their personal issues.
Ragazzi della marina
1958
5.4In 1941 an Italian regiment known as the Savoy Cavalry is sent by Mussolini to Russia to assist the German invasion. After crossing an extensive area of Soviet territory the men arrive at a village that seems deserted. A patrol sent on reconnaissance comes under machine-gun fire from the top of a bell-tower.
Heroic Charge
1952
5.4In 1941 an Italian regiment known as the Savoy Cavalry is sent by Mussolini to Russia to assist the German invasion. After crossing an extensive area of Soviet territory the men arrive at a village that seems deserted. A patrol sent on reconnaissance comes under machine-gun fire from the top of a bell-tower.
Heroic Charge
1952
9.0Marco and his son Toto work in a Venetian gondola yard and maintain the old traditions of gondoliers. When a newly-arrived businessman decides he wants to buy the yard and demolish it, Marco and company want to fight to preserve their way of life. The businessman, however, knows Marco is badly in debt and uses this to try to leverage Marco out of business. Can tradition win out in the face of naked commercialism?
The Simple Life
1946
9.0Marco and his son Toto work in a Venetian gondola yard and maintain the old traditions of gondoliers. When a newly-arrived businessman decides he wants to buy the yard and demolish it, Marco and company want to fight to preserve their way of life. The businessman, however, knows Marco is badly in debt and uses this to try to leverage Marco out of business. Can tradition win out in the face of naked commercialism?
The Simple Life
1946
6.8The submarine Enrico Toti returns to its base at the end of a mission. After a brief leave, the crew members, who have embraced their families, return to sea. They encounter a British submarine, HMS Triad, ram it, and sink it. The main character in the film was actually a submarine commander: Lieutenant Commander Bruno Zelich, who would die shortly after filming while commanding the submarine Sciré.
Alfa Tau!
1942
8.0Evocation of a dramatic episode of the Second World War told by an old guard. Boarded as a non-commissioned officer on the battleship sailed from Pola and headed south. In time of danger, the man is forced to sacrifice the lives of seven sailors and the son of the Captain, his good friend, in order to save the rest of the crew.
Fantasmi del mare
1948
8.0Evocation of a dramatic episode of the Second World War told by an old guard. Boarded as a non-commissioned officer on the battleship sailed from Pola and headed south. In time of danger, the man is forced to sacrifice the lives of seven sailors and the son of the Captain, his good friend, in order to save the rest of the crew.
Fantasmi del mare
1948
No synopsis available yet.
Vivere ancora
1945
Film from 1940
Mines in Sight
1940
