Giorgio Ferroni

Directing

Giorgio Ferroni

Born — Died

1908-04-12 — 1981-08-17

Place of birth

Perugia, Umbria, Italy

Known for

Directing

Credits

40 titles

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…

Known for

The Night of the Devils poster
6.3

In this adaptation of Tolstoy's story the Wurdulak, a mentally ill patient known as Nicola flashes back to horrifying experiences that he encountered while driving through the country. Upon damaging his car, Nicola sets out for help, only to meet a mysterious family that lives in total fear of someone or something. This evil force slowly penetrates the household and thrusts each of its members into a frenzy of absolute terror.

The Night of the Devils

1972

Long Live Robin Hood poster
6.6

John Lackland seizes the English throne, believing the rightful ruler, his brother Richard the Lionheart, to be dead. When he learns that Richard is being held captive by the German emperor and can be ransomed for a large sum of money, he refuses to pay and orders the messengers, including Sir Henry of Nottingham, to be killed. Sir Henry escapes to Sherwood Forest, which belongs to his estates. There he joins forces with a group of Anglo-Saxons and fights under the name Robin Hood against the regime of the king's traitors...

Long Live Robin Hood

1971

The Trojan Horse poster
5.6

Trojan hero Aeneas battles to save his city from the Greeks, but once Troy falls, he leads the 600 survivors to Italy and founds the city of Rome.

The Trojan Horse

1961

Mill of the Stone Women poster
6.1

Hans von Arnam travels to a Flemish village to study a strange carousel located in an old windmill that displays famous murderesses and other notorious women from history. Professor Gregorius Wahl, owner of the windmill, warns Hans to stay away from his mysterious daughter Elfi, in order to keep Hans from discovering the horrible secret shared by the Professor and Elfi's Doctor.

Mill of the Stone Women

1960

Fort Yuma Gold poster
6.2

Near the end of the Civil War, an imprisoned Confederate raider is sent under guard to warn both his men and the Army at Fort Yuma that an impending rebel raid is really nothing but a ruse by scoundrels from both sides, in cahoots to take the fort's gold for themselves during the chaos. Soon he slips his treacherous escort and attempts to complete the mission himself.

Fort Yuma Gold

1966

The Battle of El Alamein poster
5.2

June 1942. As Rommel swept toward the Nile, the fall of Egypt and the capture of the Suez Canal seemed inevitable. Italian and German advance units raced toward Alexandria. Mussolini had given explicit orders: The Italians must arrive first!

The Battle of El Alamein

1969

Behind the camera

The Night of the Devils poster
6.3

In this adaptation of Tolstoy's story the Wurdulak, a mentally ill patient known as Nicola flashes back to horrifying experiences that he encountered while driving through the country. Upon damaging his car, Nicola sets out for help, only to meet a mysterious family that lives in total fear of someone or something. This evil force slowly penetrates the household and thrusts each of its members into a frenzy of absolute terror.

The Night of the Devils

1972

Long Live Robin Hood poster
6.6

John Lackland seizes the English throne, believing the rightful ruler, his brother Richard the Lionheart, to be dead. When he learns that Richard is being held captive by the German emperor and can be ransomed for a large sum of money, he refuses to pay and orders the messengers, including Sir Henry of Nottingham, to be killed. Sir Henry escapes to Sherwood Forest, which belongs to his estates. There he joins forces with a group of Anglo-Saxons and fights under the name Robin Hood against the regime of the king's traitors...

Long Live Robin Hood

1971

The Trojan Horse poster
5.6

Trojan hero Aeneas battles to save his city from the Greeks, but once Troy falls, he leads the 600 survivors to Italy and founds the city of Rome.

The Trojan Horse

1961

The Trojan Horse poster
5.6

Trojan hero Aeneas battles to save his city from the Greeks, but once Troy falls, he leads the 600 survivors to Italy and founds the city of Rome.

The Trojan Horse

1961

Mill of the Stone Women poster
6.1

Hans von Arnam travels to a Flemish village to study a strange carousel located in an old windmill that displays famous murderesses and other notorious women from history. Professor Gregorius Wahl, owner of the windmill, warns Hans to stay away from his mysterious daughter Elfi, in order to keep Hans from discovering the horrible secret shared by the Professor and Elfi's Doctor.

Mill of the Stone Women

1960

Mill of the Stone Women poster
6.1

Hans von Arnam travels to a Flemish village to study a strange carousel located in an old windmill that displays famous murderesses and other notorious women from history. Professor Gregorius Wahl, owner of the windmill, warns Hans to stay away from his mysterious daughter Elfi, in order to keep Hans from discovering the horrible secret shared by the Professor and Elfi's Doctor.

Mill of the Stone Women

1960

Fort Yuma Gold poster
6.2

Near the end of the Civil War, an imprisoned Confederate raider is sent under guard to warn both his men and the Army at Fort Yuma that an impending rebel raid is really nothing but a ruse by scoundrels from both sides, in cahoots to take the fort's gold for themselves during the chaos. Soon he slips his treacherous escort and attempts to complete the mission himself.

Fort Yuma Gold

1966

The Battle of El Alamein poster
5.2

June 1942. As Rommel swept toward the Nile, the fall of Egypt and the capture of the Suez Canal seemed inevitable. Italian and German advance units raced toward Alexandria. Mussolini had given explicit orders: The Italians must arrive first!

The Battle of El Alamein

1969

Blood for a Silver Dollar poster
6.7

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

Blood for a Silver Dollar

1965

Blood for a Silver Dollar poster
6.7

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

Blood for a Silver Dollar

1965

Secret Agent Super Dragon poster
3.6

A series of murders in Michigan lead an American secret agent to Amsterdam, where he uncovers a plot to imperil the world with a potent new drug.

Secret Agent Super Dragon

1966

Secret Agent Super Dragon poster
3.6

A series of murders in Michigan lead an American secret agent to Amsterdam, where he uncovers a plot to imperil the world with a potent new drug.

Secret Agent Super Dragon

1966

Wanted poster
5.9

A local sheriff is unjustly accused of murder in a small town and forced to flee. He gets rid of his enemies one by one and tries to prove his innocence.

Wanted

1967

The Lion of Thebes poster
7.1

Fleeing Troy in the wake of its destruction, fair-faced Helen and her faithful protector Arion run into the pharaoh Ramses, who sets his sights on Helen -- and is subsequently murdered. Now it's up to Arion to save Helen from those who wish her dead.

The Lion of Thebes

1964

The Lion of Thebes poster
7.1

Fleeing Troy in the wake of its destruction, fair-faced Helen and her faithful protector Arion run into the pharaoh Ramses, who sets his sights on Helen -- and is subsequently murdered. Now it's up to Arion to save Helen from those who wish her dead.

The Lion of Thebes

1964

Thunder of Battle poster
5.3

Coriolanus leads the plebians in a revolt against Roman oppression.

Thunder of Battle

1964

Gunman Sent by God poster
5.0

Anthony Steffen, as a young gunman who works as a circus performer, witnesses the killing of some outlaws, carried out by their leader and is credited with the deed. Steffen suffers from a complex which blocks him in front of any violence and makes him appear cowardly, so when a young boy is kidnapped he must find a way to regain his composure.

Gunman Sent by God

1968

The Thrill of the Skies poster
10.0

A group of young aspiring pilots from the town of Asiago build a glider. After serving in the Spanish Civil War, they return home to a hero’s welcome in their hometown.

The Thrill of the Skies

1940

The Thrill of the Skies poster
10.0

A group of young aspiring pilots from the town of Asiago build a glider. After serving in the Spanish Civil War, they return home to a hero’s welcome in their hometown.

The Thrill of the Skies

1940

The Bacchantes poster
5.3

The god Dionysus decides to pay a visit to the city of Thebes. Dionysus wants to be the worshiped by the masses, but the kingdom is suffering a horrific drought and the king Pentheus wants instead to sacrifice a virgin to the God Demeter.

The Bacchantes

1961

The Bacchantes poster
5.3

The god Dionysus decides to pay a visit to the city of Thebes. Dionysus wants to be the worshiped by the masses, but the kingdom is suffering a horrific drought and the king Pentheus wants instead to sacrifice a virgin to the God Demeter.

The Bacchantes

1961

The Conquest of Mycenae poster
4.0

Gordon Scott plays Glaucus, the prince of Tiryns, a powerful warrior who goes undercover in Mycenae to infiltrate the evil cult of Moloch, which is exacting tribute from neighboring kingdoms in the form of attractive young hostages, both male and female. Calling himself "Hercules," Glaucus defeats Mycenae's champions and gains the favor of the voluptuous Queen Demetra (Rosalba Neri) whose son, covered in a dog's head mask, has been raised as the living embodiment of the dark god Moloch and receives sacrifices in his sprawling underground grotto.

The Conquest of Mycenae

1963

The Conquest of Mycenae poster
4.0

Gordon Scott plays Glaucus, the prince of Tiryns, a powerful warrior who goes undercover in Mycenae to infiltrate the evil cult of Moloch, which is exacting tribute from neighboring kingdoms in the form of attractive young hostages, both male and female. Calling himself "Hercules," Glaucus defeats Mycenae's champions and gains the favor of the voluptuous Queen Demetra (Rosalba Neri) whose son, covered in a dog's head mask, has been raised as the living embodiment of the dark god Moloch and receives sacrifices in his sprawling underground grotto.

The Conquest of Mycenae

1963

Hero of Rome poster
4.2

In ancient Rome, the people finally oust their despised king, Tarquinius, and declare the city a republic. Tarquinius makes an alliance with the Etruscan king, Porsenna, to take back power in Rome, but a Roman general, the heroic Mucius, sets out to stop him.

Hero of Rome

1964

Il fanciullo del West poster
10.0

Comedy Western

Il fanciullo del West

1942

Il fanciullo del West poster
10.0

Comedy Western

Il fanciullo del West

1942

Tombolo poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Tombolo

1947

Tombolo poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Tombolo

1947

White Vertigo poster
6.5

A documentary covering the 1956 Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.

White Vertigo

1956

White Vertigo poster
6.5

A documentary covering the 1956 Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.

White Vertigo

1956

Who Breaks... Pays poster
8.0

A ship stopped at the port of Istanbul should take vegetables, but an unscrupulous man would like to add weapons under the vegetable crates. The captain of the ship refuses the offer of the evildoer.

Who Breaks... Pays

1975

No artwork available
NR

In 1950, Italy embarked on the road to post-war reconstruction, but it was still a country marked by structural deficiencies and a backward, predominantly agricultural economy. Especially in the south, farmers and farm laborers accounted for over 60 percent of the workforce, and there were millions of unemployed and poor people. In September 1951, a group of parliamentarians decided to promote an investigation to learn more about the social reality of the country and launched the “parliamentary inquiry into poverty and the means to combat it.” The research and investigation took place throughout the peninsula: the Alps, the Po Delta, the southern regions, the islands, and the poor neighborhoods of large cities such as Milan and Rome. The results, made public in July 1953, paint a picture of an Italy suffering from dramatic imbalance.

Parliamentary inquiry on extreme poverty

1953

Seguendo il Serchio poster
6.0

The documentary shows the remarkably diverse landscapes of the Serchio Valley, from the Apuan Alps to the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Seguendo il Serchio

1955

Marechiaro poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Marechiaro

1949

Pian delle stelle poster
8.0

Italian fugitives from German war camps unite to form "Lupo", a partisan brigade which uses their knowledge of the countryside to wage their own personal war on the Germans.

Pian delle stelle

1946

Pian delle stelle poster
8.0

Italian fugitives from German war camps unite to form "Lupo", a partisan brigade which uses their knowledge of the countryside to wage their own personal war on the Germans.

Pian delle stelle

1946

Confidenze di un gatto poster
6.0

Documentary about the adventures of a stray cat and his 'colleagues' in Rome in the Fifties, between old traditions and postwar reality, to the discovery of the oldest streets of the city.

Confidenze di un gatto

1953

Macario Against Zagomar poster
7.0

In Paris, the dreaded Zagomar kidnapped the daughter of a scientist to force him to deliver his latest discovery: a machine that "blocks" over time. Macario, the assistant teacher, decides to confront this elusive bandit that lurks in the bowels of the city.

Macario Against Zagomar

1944

Macario Against Zagomar poster
7.0

In Paris, the dreaded Zagomar kidnapped the daughter of a scientist to force him to deliver his latest discovery: a machine that "blocks" over time. Macario, the assistant teacher, decides to confront this elusive bandit that lurks in the bowels of the city.

Macario Against Zagomar

1944

Vivere a sbafo poster
7.0

Italian comedy starring Peppino De Filippo, Mischa Auer, Dolores Palumbo and Virginia Belmont. Rosa Auricchio (Dolores Palumbo) and her daughter (Virginia Belmont) inherit a large fortune which they use to purchase a luxury hotel, then learning the hotel has never been successful. They meet a knight (Mischa Auer) who specializes in relaunching businesses. He fills the hotel with fake guests in order to attract real ones, and hires a broke baron (Peppino De Filippo) to relaunch the hotel.

Vivere a sbafo

1950