Giorgio Ferroni

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Giorgio Ferroni
Born(1908-04-12)12 April 1908
Perugia, Italy
Died17 August 1981(1981-08-17) (aged 73)
Rome, Italy
Other namesCalvin Jackson Padget
Occupation(s) Film director, film editor, screenwriter

Giorgio Ferroni (12 April 1908 – 17 August 1981) was an Italian film director.

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Life and career

Giorgio Ferroni was born in Perugia on 12 April 1908. [1] Ferroni began his career in film with short documentaries during World War II. [1] He directed his first dramatic film The Thrill of the Skies in 1939. [1]

At the time of filming The Night of the Devils , Ferroni was almost completely deaf and had to direct the film with the help of a hearing aid. [2] Following the release of the film, a new project titled E i mostri uscirono dalle loro tane (transl. And the Monsters Came Out of Their Lair). [2] [3] Ferroni only helmed one more film with the comedy Antonio e Placido: attenti ragazzi...chi rompe paga which he is credited as Calvin Jackson Padget, a name he used for directing Westerns in the 1960s. [3] Ferroni died in 1981. [3]

Selected filmography

Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological.
TitleYearCredited asNotesRef(s)
DirectorScreenwriterScreen story writerEditorOther
The Three Wishes —Yes [4]
Terra di fuoco—Yes [5]
Il fanciullo del West —Yes [6]
Macario Against Zagomar —YesYesYesActing role [7]
Ritorno al nido—YesYesYes [8]
Senza famiglia—YesYesYes [9]
Posto di blocco—YesActing role [10]
Pian delle stelle—YesYes [11]
Tombolo, paradiso nero1947YesYes [12] [13]
Marechiaro—Yes [14]
Vivere a sbafo—YesYes [15]
I quattro del Getto Tonante—Yes [16]
Vertigine bianca (English: White Vertigo) 1956YesYesYes [17] [18]
L'oceano ci chiama—YesYesYesYes [19]
1940, fuoco nel deserto—Yes [20]
Mill of the Stone Women 1960YesYes [21]
The Bacchantes 1961YesYesYes [22]
The Trojan Horse 1961YesYes [23]
Hercules vs. Moloch 1963YesYes [24]
Thunder of Battle 1964Yes [25] [26]
Hero of Rome 1964Yes [27]
The Lion of Thebes 1964Yes [28]
Blood for a Silver Dollar 1965YesYes [29] [30] [31] [32]
Fort Yuma Gold 1966Yes [33] [34]
Secret Agent Super Dragon 1966YesYes. [35] [36]
Wanted 1967Yes [37] [31]
Il pistolero segnato da Dio 1967YesYesYes [38] [1]
The Battle of El Alamein 1969Yes [39] [40]
Long Live Robin Hood 1971Yes [28] [41]
The Night of the Devils 1972Yes [42]


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