''The Pirate of the Black Hawk'' ( it, Il pirata dello sparviero nero) is a 1958 international co-production film starring

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's sister

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. The film was a co-production between Italy's Emmepi Cinematografica and France's Comptoir Français du Productions.

Cast

as Eleanor * Gérard Landry as Richard * Andrea Aureli as Manfred * Ettore Manni as Johnny *

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as Eva *

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as Stella *

Germano Longo Germano Longo (24 May 1933 – 14 July 2022) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He was sometimes credited as Herman Lang or Grant Laramy. Life and career Born in Poggiardo, Longo attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, ...

as Mark *

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as Bearded Pirate * Nazzareno Zamperla as Pirate with Ambassador Francesa (uncredited)

Release

''The Pirate of the Black Hawk'' was released in Italy on 13 November 1958. The film was distributed in the United States by

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. It was released in the United States in December 1961. The film was shot in color, but released in black-and-white when distributed in the United States. It was released by Anglo Amalgamated in Great Britain in May, 1961, in full Supercinescope and Technicolor.

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* 1958 films 1958 adventure films Films directed by Sergio Grieco Italian adventure films Pirate films French adventure films Films set in the Mediterranean Sea 1950s Italian films 1950s French films {{adventure-film-stub