In the 1920s, director Vitale Di Stefano first brought the Corsair trilogy to the screen with a series of silent films. In 1937, Amleto Palermi directed the first remake of Il corsaro nero and Italian fencing champion Ciro Verratti was cast to play the Black Corsair.
The Corsair trilogy was introduced to the screen in the 1920s by director Vitale Di Stefano with a series of silent films. A decade later, Amleto Palermi directed the first remake of Il corsaro nero, starring Ciro Verratti as the Black Corsair.