Hawk of the Caribbean explained

Hawk of the Caribbean
Director:	Piero Regnoli
Screenplay:	Piero Regnoli
Starring:	Johnny Desmond Yvonne Monlaur
Music:	Aldo Piga
Studio:	Nord Film Italiana Remarch Film
Runtime:	115 minutes
Country:	Italy
Language:	Italian

Hawk of the Caribbean (Italian: Lo sparviero dei Caraibi), also known as Caribbean Hawk, is a 1962 Italian pirate film written and directed by Piero Regnoli and starring Johnny Desmond and Yvonne Monlaur.^{[1] [2]}

Plot

The Spanish government is forced to ask a group of ex-slaves for help when it is threatened by the English.^[3]

Cast

• Johnny Desmond as Juan Rodrigo Olivares
• Yvonne Monlaur as Arica Mageiras
• Armando Francioli as Esteban
• Piero Lulli as Manuel
• Franca Parisi as Donna Maria de la Rey Sandoval
• Walter Brandi as Ramon
• Elvi Lissiak as Lolita
• Vincenzo Musolino as Rodriguez
• Graziella Granata as Flora
• Amedeo Trilli as Pablo
• Franco Santi as Pedrito
  • Nerio Bernardi Nino Marchesini as Viceking of Santa Cruz
• Carlo Lombardi as Captain Pinto
• Claudio Undari as Don Pedro de Alicante

Production

Yvonne Monlaur stated that the film went through production difficulties which caused a month long halt to filming. This led to many scripted scenes left unfilmed.

Release

Hawk of the Caribbean was released in Italy on 5 April 1962.

References

Sources

• Book: Kinnard . Roy . Crnkovich . Tony . Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990 . McFarland . 978-1476662916 . 2017.

Notes and References

1. Book: Roberto Chiti . Roberto Poppi . Enrico Lancia . Mario Pecorari . Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. 8884405033.
2. Book: Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. 8860736269.
3. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hawk_of_the_caribbean