Queen of the Pirates
{{Infobox film
| name = The Queen of the Pirates
| image = Queen of the Pirates.jpg
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| director = Mario Costa
| producer = Otavio Poggi{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=133}}
| writer =
| screenplay = {{plainlist|*John Byrne
- Nino Stresa{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=133}}}}
| story = {{plainlist|*Kurt Nachmann
- Rolf Olsen{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=133}}}}
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| starring = Gianna Maria Canale
| music = Carlo Rustichelli{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=133}}
| cinematography = Raffaele Masciocchi{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=133}}
| editing = Renato Cinquini{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=133}}
| studio = MAX Film{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=133}}
| distributor = Euro International Films
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1960|8|26|Italy}}
| runtime = 80 minutes{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=133}}
| country = Italy{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=133}}
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Queen of the Pirates ({{langx|it|La Venere dei pirati}}) is a 1960 Italian film directed by Mario Costa.{{cite book|last=Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari|title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2007|isbn=8884405033}}{{page needed|date=September 2017}}
It was followed by Tiger of the Seven Seas.
Plot
{{No plot|date=July 2015}}
Cast
- Gianna Maria Canale: Sandra
- Massimo Serato: Cesare Count of Santa Croce
- Scilla Gabel: Isabella
- Livio Lorenzon: Olandese, Pirate Chief
- Moira Orfei: Jana
- Paul Muller: Duke Zulian
- José Jaspe: Captain Mirko
- Giustino Durano: Battista
Production
The film was partially shot at Monte Argentario, Grosseto in Tuscany, Italy.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=133}}
Release
The Queen of the Pirates was released in Italy on 26 August 1960.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=133}} It was released in the United States on July 26, 1961, by Columbia Pictures.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=133}}
Footnotes
{{reflist}}
=References=
- {{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
}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0054222}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Queen of the Pirates}}
Category:Italian adventure films
Category:Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli
Category:Films set in the Mediterranean Sea
Category:Films shot in Tuscany
Category:Films directed by Mario Costa
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