Beppe Fiorello plays the role of Major Francesco Baracca, he was an "ace" of Italian aviation during the year 1917. He had a a symbol called "Il Cavallino Rampante" (tr. prancing horse) on his plane, which became later the emblem of the luxury House Ferrari, now symbol of the well known car.
The movie is directed by Mario Vitale and the cast includes Andrea Bosca, Luciano Scarpa and Claudia Vismara
The project, written by Pietro Calderoni and Valter Lupo, with the collaboration of Mario Vitale and the historical consultancy of Paolo Varriale, recounts the heroic deeds, life and friendship of those pioneers of flight who distinguished themselves for their actions and courage during the First World War and whose exploits laid the foundations for the birth of the Air Force on 28 March 1923.
"A gripping tale that embraces universal themes such as friendship, great ideals and love and that intersperses the actual fiction, enriched by a series of "reconstructed interviews" with the protagonists of the story played by their respective actors, precious archive material, both photos and period films, and original animations".
"My name is Francesco Baracca. I am a pilot in the Royal Army. Before becoming an aviator, I was in the Piedmont Cavalry. Aviation was still in its infancy, very few ventured into the skies... One day I witnessed one of those very first flights and it was a thunderbolt! To see that plane hovering in the sky, to see it enter and disappear in the clouds... I knew immediately that aviation would be the future and I wanted to be part of it. Then, on 24 May 1915, everything changed'.
