Editing Lex Barker (section)

===Italy===
In 1957, as he found it harder to find work in American films{{why?|date=May 2024}}, Barker moved to Europe (he spoke French, Italian, Spanish, and some German),{{sfn|Kalat|2005|p=150}} where he found popularity and starred in over 40 European films, including two movies based on the novels by Italian author [[Emilio Salgari]] (1862–1911).{{sfn|Bergfelder|2005|p=192}}

He started his European career with a British thriller ''[[The Strange Awakening]]'' (1958). He went to Italy to star in ''[[Captain Falcon (film)|Captain Falcon]]'' (1959), ''[[Son of the Red Corsair (film)|Son of the Red Corsair]]'' (1959), ''[[The Pirate and the Slave Girl]]'' (1959), and ''[[Terror of the Red Mask]]'' (1960).{{sfn|Hughes|2011|p=40}}

Barker had a short but compelling role as [[Anita Ekberg]]'s fiancé in [[Federico Fellini]]'s ''[[La Dolce Vita]]'' (1960).<ref>{{cite book |last=Dyer |first=Richard |date=2018 |title=La dolce vita |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lSBdDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA21 |location=London |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |page=21 |isbn=978-1-8445-7392-9 |author-link=Richard Dyer}}</ref>

He went back to swashbucklers: ''[[Knight of 100 Faces]]'' (1960), ''[[Pirates of the Coast]]'' (1960), ''[[Robin Hood and the Pirates]]'' (1960), and ''[[The Secret of the Black Falcon]]'' (1961).{{sfn|Hughes|2011|p=40}}