1938 Italian war film by Goffredo Alessandrini
Luciano Serra, Pilot Italian Luciano Serra pilota
Directed by Goffredo Alessandrini Written by
Goffredo Alessandrini
Francesco Masoero
Screenplay by Produced by Angelo Monti Starring Cinematography Ubaldo Arata Edited by Giorgio Simonelli Music by Giulio Cesare Sonzogno Production company
Aquila Cinematografica
Distributed by Generalcine Release date
8 August 1938 (1938-08-08 )
Running time
102 minutes Country Italy Language Italian
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 .
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
References
^ Gundle p.184
^ Bondanella p.27
Bibliography
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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