Pirates of Malaya

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Pirates of Malaya
I pirati della Malesia poster41.jpg
Directed by Enrico Guazzoni
Written by Andrea Di Robilant
Mino Doletti
Gianni Franciolini
Based on The Pirates of Malaysia
by Emilio Salgari
Produced byAndrea Di Robilant
Starring Massimo Girotti
Clara Calamai
Camillo Pilotto
Cinematography Carlo Montuori
Domenico Scala
Edited by Duilio A. Lucarelli
Music byUmberto Gelassi
Raffaele Gervasio
Production
company
Sol Film
Distributed byGeneralcine
Release date
  • 19 October 1941 (1941-10-19)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryItaly
Language Italian

Pirates of Malaya (Italian: I pirati della Malesia) is a 1941 Italian historical adventure film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Massimo Girotti, Clara Calamai and Camillo Pilotto.

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It is based on Emilio Salgari's 1896 novel The Pirates of Malaysia . It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome back to back with The Two Tigers , of which it is the sequel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori. The same novel was later adapted by Umberto Lenzi for the 1964 film Pirates of Malaysia . [1] [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (2005). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   88-8440-351-0.
  2. ↑ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN   978-88-6073-626-0.


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