Luciano Serra, Pilot (1938)

Original title

Luciano Serra, pilota

Directed by

Goffredo Alessandrini

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Italian pilot flies dangerous missions in North Africa during wartime. His family struggles with his long absences and dangerous duty.

patrioticnostalgicdramaticadventurousearnestbombasticsentimental

What happens

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. The film's assistant director Roberto Rossellini supervised the shooting of footage on location in North Africa. Rossellini made his own directorial debut three years later with The White Ship, and went on to become a leading Italian filmmaker. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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