Hawk of the Caribbean
{{short description|1962 film by Piero Regnoli}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Hawk of the Caribbean
| image = Hawk of the Caribbean poster.jpg
| story =
| director = Piero Regnoli
| producer =
| screenplay = Piero Regnoli
| starring = {{plainlist|*Johnny Desmond
| music = Aldo Piga{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=33}}
| cinematography = Aldo Greci{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=33}}
| editing =
| studio = {{plainlist|*Nord Film Italiana
- Remarch Film{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=33}}}}
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1962|4|5|Italy}}
| runtime = 115 minutes{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=33}}
| country = Italy{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=33}}
| language = Italian
| budget =
}}
Hawk of the Caribbean ({{langx|it|Lo sparviero dei Caraibi}}), also known as Caribbean Hawk, is a 1962 Italian pirate film written and directed by Piero Regnoli and starring Johnny Desmond and Yvonne Monlaur.{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |author4=Mario Pecorari |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film|date=2007 |publisher=Gremese Editore, 1992|isbn=978-8884405036}}{{page needed|date=March 2017}}{{cite book|last=Paolo Mereghetti|title=Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film|publisher=B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010|isbn=8860736269}}{{page needed|date=March 2017}}
Plot
The Spanish government is forced to ask a group of ex-slaves for help when it is threatened by the English.{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hawk_of_the_caribbean | title=Hawk of the Caribbean | Rotten Tomatoes | website=Rotten Tomatoes }}
Cast
- Johnny Desmond as Juan Rodrigo Olivares
- Yvonne Monlaur as Arica Mageiras
- Armando Francioli as Esteban
- Piero Lulli as Manuel
- Franca Parisi as Donna Maria de la Rey Sandoval
- Walter Brandi as Ramon
- Elvi Lissiak as Lolita
- Vincenzo Musolino as Rodriguez
- Graziella Granata as Flora
- Amedeo Trilli as Pablo
- Franco Santi as Pedrito
- Nerio Bernardi
- Nino Marchesini as Viceking of Santa Cruz
- Carlo Lombardi as Captain Pinto
- Claudio Undari as Don Pedro de Alicante
Production
Yvonne Monlaur stated that the film went through production difficulties which caused a month long halt to filming.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=33}} This led to many scripted scenes left unfilmed.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=33}}
Release
Hawk of the Caribbean was released in Italy on 5 April 1962.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=33}}
References
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=Sources=
{{Refbegin}}
- {{cite book
|last1=Kinnard
|first1=Roy
|last2=Crnkovich
|first2=Tony
|title=Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990
|publisher=McFarland
|isbn=978-1476662916
|year=2017
}}
{{Refend}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0058185}}
Category:Italian adventure films
Category:Films directed by Piero Regnoli
Category:Italian swashbuckler films
Category:1960s Italian-language films
Category:Italian-language adventure films
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