Luciano Serra, Pilot (Italian: Luciano Serra pilota) is a 1938 Italian war drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Germana Paolieri and Roberto Villa.

Luciano Serra, Pilot
ItalianLuciano Serra pilota
Directed byGoffredo Alessandrini
Written by
  • Goffredo Alessandrini
  • Francesco Masoero
Screenplay by
Produced byAngelo Monti
Starring
CinematographyUbaldo Arata
Edited byGiorgio Simonelli
Music byGiulio Cesare Sonzogno
Production
company
Aquila Cinematografica
Distributed byGeneralcine
Release date
  • 8 August 1938 (1938-08-08)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

It was screened at the Venice Film Festival 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.[1]

The film's assistant director Roberto Rossellini supervised the shooting of footage on location in North Africa.[2] 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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References

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  1. ^ Gundle p.184
  2. ^ Bondanella p.27

Bibliography

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  • Bondanella, Peter. A History of Italian Cinema. Continuum, 2011.
  • Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.
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