The Beautiful Corsair

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The Beautiful Corsair
Directed by Wladimiro De Liguoro
Written byWladimiro De Liguoro
N. Dubrewsky (novel)
Starring Rina De Liguoro
Bruto Castellani
Carlos Montes
Cinematography Alfredo Donelli
Gabriele Gabrielian
Production
company
I.C.S.A.
Distributed byI.C.S.A.
Release date
31 August 1928
Running time
54 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguagesSilent
Italian intertitles

The Beautiful Corsair (Italian: La bella corsara) is a 1928 Italian silent film directed by Wladimiro De Liguoro and starring Rina De Liguoro, Bruto Castellani and Carlos Montes. [1]

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