Riccardo Freda
Director·1909–1999·Alexandria, Egypt
11 horror credits
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.
Director9 films
Murder Obsession
Director
Tragic Ceremony
Director
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
Director
Double Face
Director
The Ghost
Director
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
Director
The Witch's Curse
Director
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster
Director
Lust of the Vampire
Director
Writer6 films
Murder Obsession
Screenplay
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
Screenplay
Double Face
Screenplay
The Ghost
Writer
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster
Writer
Lust of the Vampire
Screenplay
Editor2 films
Murder Obsession
Editor
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
Editor
Actor3 films
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
self
The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors
Self
Lust of the Vampire
Il dottore (uncredited)