Captain Falcon (film)

Captain Falcon
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;
Running time	85 minutes
Countries	France; Italy;
Language	Italian

Last updated December 28, 2025

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]

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

References

↑ Harty, p. 45.
↑ Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-4766-2704-5.

Bibliography

Harty, Kevin J. (1999). The Reel Middle Ages: American, Western and Eastern European, Middle Eastern and Asian Films About Medieval Europe. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-2657-7.

External links

Captain Falcon at IMDb

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[FOOTNOTEHarty45-1] Harty, p. 45.

[2] Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-4766-2704-5.

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