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Luciano Serra, Pilot

48 %|Jan 2, 1938|War, Drama

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?

Featured Crew

Goffredo Alessandrini
Director
Angelo Monti
Producer
Ubaldo Arata
Cinematography
Goffredo Alessandrini
Screenplay
Roberto Rossellini
Screenplay
Giulio Cesare Sonzogno
Music
Giorgio Simonelli
Editor
Gastone Medin
Production Design

Cast

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Amedeo Nazzari
Luciano Serra
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Germana Paolieri
Sandra Serra
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Roberto Villa
Aldo Serra
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Mario Ferrari
Il colonnello Franco Morelli
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Guglielmo Sinaz
Jose Ribera
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Egisto Olivieri
Nardini, il suocero di Luciano
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Andrea Checchi
Ten. Binelli