A Pilot Returns (1942)

  • NR
  • 04/08/1942 (IT)
  • War, Drama
  • 1h 20m

Overview

A young Italian pilot is interned in a British prison camp after his plane is shot down during the war against Greece. He falls in love with a doctor's daughter and manages to escape during a bombardment. He reaches home, wounded, just as news arrives of the Greek surrender.

Roberto Rossellini

Director, Screenplay

Vittorio Mussolini

Story

Michelangelo Antonioni

Screenplay

Rosario Leone

Screenplay

Margherita Maglione

Screenplay

Massimo Mida

Screenplay

Cast

Massimo Girotti's headshot

Massimo Girotti

Il tenente Gino Rossati
Michela Belmonte's headshot

Michela Belmonte

Anna
Gaetano Masier's headshot

Gaetano Masier

Il tenente Trisotti
Elvira Betrone's headshot

Elvira Betrone

La signora Rossati, madre di Gino
Nino Brondello's headshot

Nino Brondello

Il tenente Vittali
Piero Lulli's headshot

Piero Lulli

De Santis
Giovanni Valdambrini's headshot

Giovanni Valdambrini

Il medico, padre di Anna
Piero Palermini's headshot

Piero Palermini

Un giovane ufficiale inglese

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