Star Pilot
Star Pilot () is a 1966 Italian science-fiction film directed by Pietro Francisci. It stars Leonora Ruffo as Chaena Plot. Chaena is the commander of a spaceship from the constellation Hydra, which has crashed on the island of Sardinia. An Earth scientist, some technicians, their companions, and some Chinese agents are abducted by the aliens and forced to repair the ship. With the ship repaired, the aliens decide to take the humans to Hydra for the purpose of genetic research, but while in flight, the humans mutiny. Reception. TV Guide found the movie poorly produced. Production. Once in  space, the film uses stock special-effects footage from Toho Studio's films "Invasion of Astro-Monster" and "Gorath" to depict a pursuit of Chaena's ship and an ecological catastrophe on Earth. In the fall of 1977, to quickly capitalize on success of "Star Wars", the film was dubbed in English and released in the United States under a new title. The English dub included references to "Star Fleet", "Star Fleet Command", "Warp Speed", and "Impulse Drive", as used in the television series. Home release. The film was released as a double movie pack with "Battle Beyond the Sun