A Pilot Returns
1942, Italian. Directed by Roberto Rossellini.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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Cast & crew
- Roberto RosselliniDirector
- Massimo GirottiLieutenant Gino Rossati
- Michela BelmonteAnna
- Gaetano MasierLieutenant Trisotti
- Piero LulliDe Santis
- Nino BrondelloLieutenant Vittali
- Giovanni ValdambriniDoctor, Anna's Father
- Elvira BetroneMrs. Rossati, Gino's Mother
- Piero PalerminiA Young English Officer
- Jole TintaMother of the Sick Child
Details
- Released
- 8 April 1942
- Original title
- Un pilota ritorna
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Vittorio Mussolini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Margherita Maglione
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A Pilot Returns runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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A Pilot Returns isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 April 1942. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Pilot Returns?
A Pilot Returns (1942) was directed by Roberto Rossellini and stars Massimo Girotti, Michela Belmonte, Gaetano Masier.