''Luciano Serra, Pilot'' () is a 1938 Italian
war drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Goffredo Alessandrini
Goffredo Alessandrini (20 November 1904 – 16 May 1978) was an Italian scriptwriter and film director. He also acted, edited, and produced some films.
He practiced athletics (sport), athletics in his youth, and won a title of Italian Athletics ...
and starring
Amedeo Nazzari,
Germana Paolieri and
Roberto Villa.
It was screened at the
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the ...
in August 1938, where it was awarded the
Mussolini Cup for Best Italian Film. It was considered the defining film of Nazzari's career, establishing him as the leading male star in Italy.
The film's
assistant director
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Roberto Rossellini supervised the shooting of footage
on location in
North Africa
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.
[Bondanella p.27] Rossellini made his own directorial debut three years later with ''
The White Ship'', and went on to become a leading Italian filmmaker.
Cast
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Amedeo Nazzari as Luciano Serra
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Germana Paolieri as Sandra Serra
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Roberto Villa as Aldo Serra
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Mario Ferrari as Colonel Franco Morelli
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Beatrice Mancini as Bice Mancinotti
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Egisto Olivieri as Nardini
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Guglielmo Sinaz as José Ribera
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Andrea Checchi as Lieutenant Binelli
* Felice Romano as Mario
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Oscar Andriani as the Military Chaplain
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Nico Pepe as the Count
* Olivia Fried as Dorothy Thompson
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Silvio Bagolini as the Club Member
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Felice Minotti as Andrea
References
Bibliography
* Bondanella, Peter. ''A History of Italian Cinema''. Continuum, 2011.
* Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''. Berghahn Books, 2013.
External links
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1937 films
Italian war drama films
Italian black-and-white films
1930s war drama films
1930s Italian-language films
Films directed by Goffredo Alessandrini
Italian aviation films
1937 drama films
1930s Italian films
Italian-language war drama films
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