''Sandokan to the Rescue'' (Italian: ''Sandokan alla riscossa'') is a 1907

adventure novel Adventure fiction is a type of fiction that usually presents danger, or gives the reader a sense of excitement. Some adventure fiction also satisfies the literary definition of romance fiction. History In the Introduction to the ''Encycloped ...

by the Italian writer

Emilio Salgari Emilio Salgari (, but often erroneously ; 21 August 1862 – 25 April 1911) was an Italian writer of action adventure swashbucklers and a pioneer of science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of spe ...

. It is the seventh in his series featuring the nineteenth century Malayan pirate

Sandokan Sandokan is a fictional late 19th-century pirate created by Italian author Emilio Salgari. His adventures first appeared in publication in 1883. Sandokan is the protagonist of 11 adventure novels. Sandokan is known throughout the South China S ...

. It is also known by the

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''The Reckoning''.

Adaptation

In 1964 it served as the basis for a film adaptation of the same name directed by

Luigi Capuano Luigi Capuano (13 July 1904 – 20 October 1979) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Naples, he directed 43 films between 1947 and 1971. Selected filmography * '' Vertigine d'amore'' (1949) * '' Flying Squadron'' (1949) * ...

and starring Ray Danton in the title role.Goble p.939 A later film '' La tigre è ancora viva: Sandokan alla riscossa!'' was also inspired by the novel.

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1907 novels Novels by Emilio Salgari Italian adventure novels Italian novels adapted into films Novels set in the 19th century {{1900s-adventure-novel-stub