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Release Year1938
Runtime1h 42m
LanguageItalian
CertificationNR
GenresWar, Drama
Votes14
DirectorGoffredo Alessandrini
WritersRoberto Rossellini, Goffredo Alessandrini
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.2 out of 10
Cast7 credited
Also Known AsLuciano Serra, Pilot
About Luciano Serra, Pilot
Successful WWI pilot Luciano Serra has problems adjusting to an ordinary life in peace, so he leaves his family and becomes a pilot in America. In the 30s, his son in Italy wants also to become a pilot, and Luciano accepts an offer of a double dealing agent for a flight from Rio to Rome, but his plane crashes in the Atlantic. For the world Luciano Serra is missing, but he has entered the Italian army under a new name to fight in Ethiopia. The train in which his unit travels is attacked by Ethiopian soldiers, his son flying a reconasaince mission is shot down and wounded by the same attacking enemies. Will Luciano be able to fly the plane back, to get close air support for the outnumbered Italian troups?
Directed by Goffredo Alessandrini, Luciano Serra, Pilot leans on a strong ensemble — Amedeo Nazzari, Germana Paolieri, Roberto Villa — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 1938.
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