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Pirate of the Half Moon (1957)

Pirate of the Half Moon poster
Original title
Il corsaro della mezzaluna
Directed by
Giuseppe Maria Scotese
Genre
adventure film, pirate film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An Italian pirate adventure from the 1950s. A handsome captain leads his crew on a seafaring quest for treasure and honor.

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What happens

Il corsaro della mezzaluna, internationally released as Pirate of the Half Moon, is a 1957 Italian adventure film directed by Giuseppe Maria Scotese and starring John Derek. FilmInk called it "mediocre". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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