Captain Falcon (film)

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]

Captain Falcon
Directed by	Carlo Campogalliani
Written by	Carlo Campogalliani Isabella Conino Gino Mangini Vittorio Nino Novarese Emimmo Salvi
Produced by	Giuliano Simonetti
Starring	Lex Barker Rossana Rory Massimo Serato
Cinematography	Bitto Albertini
Edited by	Carlo Campogalliani
Music by	Carlo Innocenzi
Release date	22 December 1958 (1958-12-22)
Running time	85 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	Italian

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. It was shot in Rome and received mixed to negative reviews, criticizing the depictions of intense action scenery and battles. Also in the United Kingdom and West Germany, It was also released by Loews, Inc.

Cast

• Lex Barker as Pietro, detto Capitan Fuoco
• Rossana Rory as Elena di Roccalta
• Massimo Serato as Baron Oddo di Serra
• Anna Maria Ferrero as Anna
• Paul Muller as Rusca
• Carla Calò as Teresa
• Herbert A.E. Böhme as Count Gualtiero di Roccalta
• Dante Maggio as Civetta
• Piero Lulli as Lupo
• Livio Lorenzon as Captain Manfredo
• Luigi Cimara as Eremit
• Furio Meniconi
• Mario Meniconi
• Umberto Fiz
• Andrea Scotti
• Luigi Tosi
• Gino Scotti
• Luigi Guasco
• Lilly Furia
• Tonino Stoppa