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Giovanni Pastrone, also known by his artistic name Piero Fosco (13 September 1883 - 27 June 1959), was an Italian film pioneer, director, screenwriter, actor and technician.
Pastrone was born in Montechiaro d'Asti. He worked during the era of the silent film, but he influenced many important directors in the international cinema, such as David Wark Griffith, in his Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916).
He died in Turin on 27 June 1959.
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Born
Thursday, 13 September 1883
Died
Saturday, 27 June 1959
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Julius Caesar | Giulio Cesare | 1909 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Julius Caesar | Giulio Cesare | 1909 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Povere bimbe | 1923 |
Hedda Gabler | 1920 |
La moglie di Claudio | 1918 |
Outwitting the Hun | 1918 |
Maciste atleta | 1918 |
The War and the Dream of Momi | 1917 |
The Warrior | 1916 |
Tigre reale | 1916 |
The Fire | 1916 |
Cabiria | 1914 |
The Fall of Troy | 1911 |
Julius Caesar | 1909 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Outwitting the Hun | 1918 |
Cabiria | 1914 |
The Palace of Flames | 1912 |