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The Son of the Red Corsair (1959 film)

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The Son of the Red Corsair
Directed byPrimo Zeglio
Written byFede Arnaud
Alberto Liberati
Primo Zeglio
Based onThe Son of the Red Corsair
by Emilio Salgari
Produced byLuigi Carpentieri
Ermanno Donati
StarringLex Barker
Sylvia Lopez
Vira Silenti
CinematographyCarlo Carlini
Edited byRoberto Cinquini
Music byRoman Vlad
Production
companies
Athena Cinematografica
Donati Film
Release date
  • 25 June 1959 (1959-06-25)
Running time
96 minutes
LanguageItalian

The Son of the Red Corsair (Italian: Il figlio del corsaro rosso) is a 1959 Italian historical adventure film written and directed by Primo Zeglio and starring Lex Barker, Sylvia Lopez and Vira Silenti. It is based on the novel with the same name by Emilio Salgari.[1][2] The story had previously been made into a 1943 film The Son of the Red Corsair.[3]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mario Chiari and Alfredo Montori.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
  2. ^ Vito Attolini (1993). Immagini del Medioevo nel cinema. Dedalo, 1993. ISBN 8822050282.
  3. ^ Goble p.405

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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