Giovanni Pastrone

Giovanni Pastrone, also known by his stage name Piero Fosco (* September 13, 1883, Montechiaro d' Asti, Italy, † June 27, 1959, Turin, Italy ) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, writer, actor, who already in the age of silent film worked.

Biography

After Pastrone had learned the profession of accountant and wanted to try different new activities, he began in 1907 as a simple accountant in the film company " Carlo Rossi & C. " in Turin. In 1907 he was managing director of the company, which changed its name in 1908 under the name Itala. The company invented the technical procedure " fixitè " and patented it. This was a method, which prevented the movement of the film sheet.

At the age of 28 years Pastrones rise in the movie business started as a director, and later he was with the film Cabiria inspiration for important masters of international cinema like David Wark Griffith, Intolerance (1916) and The Birth of a Nation produced the films. 1919, at the height of his fame turned Pastrone the cinema back on and began to devote himself to studies and medical experiments. However, at the cinema, he was only occasionally interested.

Filmography

Director

Actor

• Giulio Cesare (1909 )