Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker

In an eclectic career spanning four decades, Italian director Riccardo Freda (1909-1999) produced films of remarkable technical skill and powerful visual style, including the swashbuckler (1946), an adaptation of (1947), the peplum (1954) and a number of cult-favorite Gothic and horror films such as (1957), (1962) and (1963). Freda was first championed in the 1960s by French critics who labeled him "the European Raoul Walsh," and enjoyed growing critical esteem over the years. This book covers his life and career for the first time in English, with detailed analyses of his films and exclusive interviews with his collaborators and family.