He was the co-screenwriter of The Red Tent a 1969 film starring Sean Connery which was based on Umberto Nobile's disastrous 1928 expedition to the North Pole in the airship Italia.
The screenwriter for "The Red Tent," a 1969 movie featuring Sean Connery, collaborated with Umberto Nobile on his 1928 North Pole flight aboard the airship Italia.