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A Pilot Returns

5.219421h 21mMovieDramaWar

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.

DirectorRoberto Rossellini
WritersVittorio Mussolini·Michelangelo Antonioni
ProducerVittorio Mussolini

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Not available in United States
Streaming in 9 other countries

A Pilot Returns isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Burkina Faso, France, Italy, Japan and 5 more. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Roberto Rossellini

MGMassimo Girotti
Massimo Girotti
Lieutenant Gino Rossati
MB
Michela Belmonte
Anna
GM
Gaetano Masier
Lieutenant Trisotti
PLPiero Lulli
Piero Lulli
De Santis
NB
Nino Brondello
Lieutenant Vittali
GV
Giovanni Valdambrini
Doctor, Anna's Father
EB
Elvira Betrone
Mrs. Rossati, Gino's Mother
PPPiero Palermini
Piero Palermini
A Young English Officer
JT
Jole Tinta
Mother of the Sick Child

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Is A Pilot Returns on Netflix?

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A Pilot Returns hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around May 27, 1942. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.