Captain Falcon (film)

1958 film

  • Carlo Campogalliani
  • Isabella Conino
  • Gino Mangini
  • Vittorio Nino Novarese
  • Emimmo Salvi
Produced byGiuliano SimonettiStarring
  • Lex Barker
  • Rossana Rory
  • Massimo Serato
CinematographyBitto AlbertiniEdited byCarlo CampogallianiMusic byCarlo Innocenzi
Release date
  • 22 December 1958 (1958-12-22)
Running time
85 minutesCountries
  • France
  • Italy
LanguageItalian

Captain Falcon (Italian: Capitan Fuoco, lit. 'Captain Fire') is a 1958 French-Italian adventure film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Lex Barker, Rossana Rory, and Massimo Serato. It has also been called a costume drama. The film is set in thirteenth century Italy where a tyrannical baron is confronted by a Robin Hood-style outlaw.[1][2]

Synopsis

An action-packed story of two rival Italian Dukedoms and how they are brought together on peaceful terms by a rebel soldier who at the same time finds fame and romance.

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References

  1. ^ Harty, p. 45.
  2. ^ Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-4766-2704-5.

Bibliography

  • Harty, Kevin J. (1999). The Reel Middle Ages: American, Western and Eastern European, Middle Eastern and Asian Films About Medieval Europe. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-2657-7.
  • Captain Falcon at IMDb
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