Luciano Serra, Pilot
{{Short description|1938 Italian war film by Goffredo Alessandrini}}
{{For|the Righeira song|Luciano Serra Pilota}}
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| director = Goffredo Alessandrini
| writer = {{plainlist|
- Goffredo Alessandrini
- Francesco Masoero
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| screenplay = {{plainlist|
- Goffredo Alessandrini
- Roberto Rossellini
- Fulvio Palmieri
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| producer = Angelo Monti
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| cinematography = Ubaldo Arata
| editing = Giorgio Simonelli
| music = Giulio Cesare Sonzogno
| studio = Aquila Cinematografica
| distributor = Generalcine
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1938|8|8}}
| runtime = 102 minutes
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
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Luciano Serra, Pilot ({{langx|it|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.Gundle p.184
The film's assistant director Roberto Rossellini supervised the shooting of footage on location in North Africa.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
- Germana Paolieri as Sandra Serra
- Roberto Villa as Aldo Serra
- Mario Ferrari as Colonel Franco Morelli
- Beatrice Mancini as Bice Mancinotti
- Egisto Olivieri as Nardini
- Guglielmo Sinaz as José Ribera
- Andrea Checchi as Lieutenant Binelli
- Felice Romano as Mario
- Oscar Andriani as the Military Chaplain
- Nico Pepe as the Count
- Olivia Fried as Dorothy Thompson
- Silvio Bagolini as the Club Member
- Felice Minotti as Andrea
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References
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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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Category:Italian war drama films
Category:Italian black-and-white films
Category:1930s war drama films
Category:1930s Italian-language films
Category:Films directed by Goffredo Alessandrini
Category:Italian aviation films
Category:Italian-language war drama films
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