Pirate of the Half Moon | |
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Directed by | Giuseppe Maria Scotese |
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Produced by | Enzo Merolle |
Starring | John Derek |
Cinematography | Bitto Albertini |
Music by | Renzo Rossellini |
Production company | Glomer Film |
Distributed by | Movietime |
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Country | Italy |
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.[1]
FilmInk called it "mediocre".[2]
Plot
[edit]In sixteenth century Italy, poet Paolo Di Valverde becomes a pirate under the alias Nadir El Krim after traitor Alonzo De Carmona gains control of his homeland.
Cast
[edit]- John Derek as Paolo Di Valverde/Nadir El Krim
- Gianna Maria Canale as Infanta Caterina
- Ingeborg Schöner as Angela
- Alberto Farnese as Alonzo De Carmona/Ugo Van Berg
- Camillo Pilotto as Barone Alfonso Di Camerlata
- Raf Mattioli as Vasco
- Paul Muller as Carlo V
- Gianni Rizzo as Visconte Di Gand
- Yvette Masson as Rosa
- Ignazio Leone as Nicola
- Carlo Hintermann as Il Ticinese
References
[edit]- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (5 November 2024). "The Cinema of John Derek, Movie Star". Filmink. Retrieved 5 November 2024.