Riccardo Freda

Directing

Riccardo Freda

Born — Died

1909-02-24 — 1999-12-20

Place of birth

Alexandria, Egypt

Known for

Directing

Credits

49 titles

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. Freda began directing I Vampiri in 1956. The film became the first Italian sound horror film production. Riccardo Freda was born in 1909 in Alexandria, Egypt to Italian parents. Freda attended school in Milan where he took art classes at the Centro Sperimantale. After school he took on work as a sculptor and art critic. Freda first began working in the film industry in 1937 and directed his first film Don Cesare di Bazan in 1942. Freda began directing I Vampiri. I Vampiri was the first Italian horror film of the soun…

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Tragic Ceremony poster
5.1

A foursome of young friends, enjoying themselves in the countryside, happen upon a secluded villa. Believing the place to be empty, they decide to investigate, only to stumble upon a grisly, in progress satanic rite. Barely escaping with their lives, it's not long before evil forces begin to torment them...

Tragic Ceremony

1972

Lust of the Vampire poster
6.3

A mad scientist captures young women and drains their blood, in order to keep alive an ancient, evil duchess.

Lust of the Vampire

1957

Lust of the Vampire poster
6.3

A mad scientist captures young women and drains their blood, in order to keep alive an ancient, evil duchess.

Lust of the Vampire

1957

Castle of the Banned Lovers poster
6.3

The beautiful Beatrice Cenci, daughter of the noble Francesco, falls in love with Olimpio. But she has to face the jealousy of his violent and morbid father, and the hostility of his stepmother Lucrezia, who has a relationship with her other stepson, James. The stepmother and stepson-lover plan to kill Francesco. And when the latter dies accidentally, they decide to put the blame on Beatrice and Olimpio.

Castle of the Banned Lovers

1956

The White Warrior poster
5.3

The story of Hadji Murad, a 19th-century Chechen chieftain who led his warriors in a fight against the invading forces of the Russian Czar.

The White Warrior

1959

The Mongols poster
5.2

During the Mongol invasion of Poland, a conflict between Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan and his oldest son Ogotai ensues when the former aims for peace and the latter itches for war and conquest.

The Mongols

1961

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster poster
5.8

Academic researchers are chased by a nuclear-hot specimen of ancient Mayan blob.

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster

1959

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster poster
5.8

Academic researchers are chased by a nuclear-hot specimen of ancient Mayan blob.

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster

1959

Murder Obsession poster
5.0

Michael is a successful actor, but he has a scandal in his past: at a tender age he knifed his father to death. He and his girlfriend Deborah go to his mother's for the weekend, and are joined by the director and others from a recent film project, who are given a rather cool reception by the superstitious housekeeper Oliver. Soon rude things begin happening to some of the guests, and Michael fears a repeat of his nightmare past is in progress.

Murder Obsession

1981

Murder Obsession poster
5.0

Michael is a successful actor, but he has a scandal in his past: at a tender age he knifed his father to death. He and his girlfriend Deborah go to his mother's for the weekend, and are joined by the director and others from a recent film project, who are given a rather cool reception by the superstitious housekeeper Oliver. Soon rude things begin happening to some of the guests, and Michael fears a repeat of his nightmare past is in progress.

Murder Obsession

1981

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock poster
5.9

In late 19th century London, a woman weds a necrophiliac doctor whose first wife died under mysterious circumstances - and who might be returning from the grave to torment her successor.

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

1962

Death at Owell Rock poster
5.4

Lawrence and Jane White are determined to find the man responsible for their father's murder. They suspect a number of people in the town of Owell Rock and hire a professional gunfighter to help them in their quest for vengeance... Source: SWDB www.spaghetti-western.net

Death at Owell Rock

1967

Death at Owell Rock poster
5.4

Lawrence and Jane White are determined to find the man responsible for their father's murder. They suspect a number of people in the town of Owell Rock and hire a professional gunfighter to help them in their quest for vengeance... Source: SWDB www.spaghetti-western.net

Death at Owell Rock

1967

The Witch's Curse poster
4.7

Maciste travels to Hell to find a witch and make her undo a curse she put on the surface world.

The Witch's Curse

1962

Gold for the Caesars poster
5.1

A gladiator gets caught up in a slave revolt and the invasion of England.

Gold for the Caesars

1963

Theodora, Slave Empress poster
6.2

Teodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great. Teodora seeks justice for her people, and revolution and armed conflict erupt in both Byzantium and Rome.

Theodora, Slave Empress

1954

Theodora, Slave Empress poster
6.2

Teodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great. Teodora seeks justice for her people, and revolution and armed conflict erupt in both Byzantium and Rome.

Theodora, Slave Empress

1954

Theodora, Slave Empress poster
6.2

Teodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great. Teodora seeks justice for her people, and revolution and armed conflict erupt in both Byzantium and Rome.

Theodora, Slave Empress

1954

Revenge of the Black Eagle poster
6.4

When a soldier returns home from the wars, he finds that a local landowner has been terrorizing his family. He disguises himself as a bandit known as "The Black Eagle" and begins taking revenge on the landowner by ravaging his "empire". However, things take a different turn when he falls for the landowner's beautiful daughter

Revenge of the Black Eagle

1951

The Magnificent Adventurer poster
7.0

Benvenuto Cellini knows no obstacles when it comes to creating a work of art or conquering the heart of a woman.

The Magnificent Adventurer

1963

Double Cross poster
6.7

A businessman is wrongly accused and convicted for the murder of his associate.

Double Cross

1951

Double Cross poster
6.7

A businessman is wrongly accused and convicted for the murder of his associate.

Double Cross

1951

The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire poster
5.3

In Dublin, the acid-scarred, razor-slashed corpse of a young woman is discovered in the boot of the Swiss Ambassador's limousine. The Ambassador, his family and employees all become immediate suspects. Faced with the problem of diplomatic immunity, the police officer in charge of the case brings in John Norton, an ex-Inspector known for his brutal methods, to carry out an "unoffical" investigation. While Norton develops a relationship with the Ambassdor's attractive daughter, several more gruesome murders occur...

The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

1971

The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire poster
5.3

In Dublin, the acid-scarred, razor-slashed corpse of a young woman is discovered in the boot of the Swiss Ambassador's limousine. The Ambassador, his family and employees all become immediate suspects. Faced with the problem of diplomatic immunity, the police officer in charge of the case brings in John Norton, an ex-Inspector known for his brutal methods, to carry out an "unoffical" investigation. While Norton develops a relationship with the Ambassdor's attractive daughter, several more gruesome murders occur...

The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

1971

The Ghost poster
6.3

A woman and her lover murder her husband, a doctor. Soon, however, strange things start happening, and they wonder if they really killed him, or if he is coming back from the dead to haunt them.

The Ghost

1963

The Ghost poster
6.3

A woman and her lover murder her husband, a doctor. Soon, however, strange things start happening, and they wonder if they really killed him, or if he is coming back from the dead to haunt them.

The Ghost

1963

O Caçula do Barulho poster
9.0

In a workshop there are six workers, the six are brothers. Enter the mother who asks them to rescue the seventh brother, the youngest, Luis. The brothers hesitate because the youngster keeps getting into trouble, but they end up giving in to the request. Gangsters are fighting in a bar and the workers end up getting into the fray.

O Caçula do Barulho

1949

O Caçula do Barulho poster
9.0

In a workshop there are six workers, the six are brothers. Enter the mother who asks them to rescue the seventh brother, the youngest, Luis. The brothers hesitate because the youngster keeps getting into trouble, but they end up giving in to the request. Gangsters are fighting in a bar and the workers end up getting into the fray.

O Caçula do Barulho

1949

Voce senza volto poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Voce senza volto

1939

Sins of Rome poster
6.1

74 B.C. Somewhere in the Roman Empire, Spartacus, a young officer, is condemned to be a slave because he hit a superior. Brought back to Roma in a gladiators' school, he escapes and stirs up all the slaves in a revolt against the Roman Empire.

Sins of Rome

1953

Sins of Rome poster
6.1

74 B.C. Somewhere in the Roman Empire, Spartacus, a young officer, is condemned to be a slave because he hit a superior. Brought back to Roma in a gladiators' school, he escapes and stirs up all the slaves in a revolt against the Roman Empire.

Sins of Rome

1953

The Giants of Thessaly poster
4.9

In order to placate the angry gods, who have allowed Thessaly to be overrun with barbarian invaders and beset with natural disasters, King Jason takes his Argonauts on a search for the fabled Golden Fleece. Meanwhile, back at home, his scheming regent is plotting to get his hands on the kingdom--and the queen.

The Giants of Thessaly

1960

The Giants of Thessaly poster
4.9

In order to placate the angry gods, who have allowed Thessaly to be overrun with barbarian invaders and beset with natural disasters, King Jason takes his Argonauts on a search for the fabled Golden Fleece. Meanwhile, back at home, his scheming regent is plotting to get his hands on the kingdom--and the queen.

The Giants of Thessaly

1960

The Mysterious Rider poster
4.7

Giacomo Casanova returns to Venice, to help his brother, falsely accused of robbery.

The Mysterious Rider

1948

The Mysterious Rider poster
4.7

Giacomo Casanova returns to Venice, to help his brother, falsely accused of robbery.

The Mysterious Rider

1948

Tutta la città canta poster
7.5

A shy and oppressed professor inherits a musical theater show, so he has the opportunity to change is life and find the real love.

Tutta la città canta

1945

Tutta la città canta poster
7.5

A shy and oppressed professor inherits a musical theater show, so he has the opportunity to change is life and find the real love.

Tutta la città canta

1945

L'abito nero da sposa poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

L'abito nero da sposa

1945

Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World poster
6.2

Samson must rescue a beautiful Chinese princess from a marauding horde of warriors.

Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World

1961

Double Face poster
5.8

After a businessman's unfaithful wife is seemingly killed in a car accident, he is led by several unscrupulous characters to believe that she is actually alive.

Double Face

1969