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The Pirate's Dream
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed byMario Mattoli
Written byMario Mattoli
Vittorio Metz
Steno
Produced byLiborio Capitani
StarringErminio Macario
CinematographyAldo Tonti
Edited byMario Serandrei
Release date
  • 20 October 1940 (1940-10-20)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Pirate's Dream (Italian: Il pirata sono io!) is a 1940 Italian film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Erminio Macario.[1]

Plot

The setting is Santa Cruz, in the second half of the eighteenth century. The Governor of the island, to ingratiate himself with the Viceroy, contrives to have the island assaulted from a mock pirate ship. The plan is to have a mock battle, defeat the aggressors and throw them back into the sea. The trouble is that the pirates really come...

Cast

References

  1. ^ Andrea Minuz. Political Fellini: Journey to the End of Italy. Cambridge University Press, 2015, p. 12. ISBN 9781782388203.