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Julius Caesar (1914 Film)
''Julius Caesar'' (Italian:''Giulio Cesare'') is a 1914 Italian silent historical film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Amleto Novelli, Bruto Castellani and Pina Menichelli. Taking minor inspiration from William Shakespeare's 1599 play of the same title, the film portrays the events leading up to the assassination of Julius Caesar. In the wake of Guazzoni's internationally successful ''Quo Vadis'' it was produced on an epic scale, including vast sets recreating Ancient Rome and more than 20,000 extras.Moliterno p.158 Plot summary Cast * Amleto Novelli as Julius Caesar * Bruto Castellani * Irene Mattalia as Servilia * Ignazio Lupi * Augusto Mastripietri * Antonio Nazzari as Brutus * Gianna Terribili-Gonzales * Lia Orlandini * Ruffo Geri * Pina Menichelli Giuseppa Iolanda Menichelli (10 January 1890 – 29 August 1984), known professionally as Pina Menichelli, was an Italian actress. After a career in theatre and a series of small film roles, Menichelli was launche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Guazzoni
Enrico Guazzoni (18 December 1876 – 23 September 1949) Birth name Enrico Guazzone. Additionally, document states in lower right, "è morte in Roma in 23-9-49 / died in Rome 23 September 1949". was an Italian screenwriter and film director. Guazzoni was the uncle of Jolanda Kodra, an Italian-Albanian writer and translator. Selected filmography * ''Brutus'' (1911) * '' Agrippina'' (1911) * '' Quo Vadis'' (1913) * '' Antony and Cleopatra'' (1913) * ''Julius Caesar'' (1914) * ''Madame Guillotine'' (1916) * '' Fabiola'' (1918) * '' The Crusaders'' (1918) * '' The Sack of Rome'' (1920) * ''Messalina'' (1924) * '' Miryam'' (1929) * ''The Gift of the Morning'' (1932) * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934) * ''The Joker King'' (1935) * ''King of Diamonds'' (1936) * '' The Two Sergeants'' (1936) * '' I've Lost My Husband!'' (1937) * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) * ''Antonio Meucci Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci ( , ; 13 April 1808 – 18 October 1889) was an Italian inventor and an associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignazio Lupi
Ignazio Lupi (1867–1942) was an Italian actor and film director. Lupi appeared in more than eighty films including several historical epics such as ''Cabiria'' (1914).Cowie p.38 Selected filmography * ''Quo Vadis'' (1913) * ''Antony and Cleopatra'' (1913) * ''Cabiria'' (1914) * '' The Rose of Granada'' (1916) * ''The Sheep'' (1920) * ''But It Isn't Serious'' (1921) * ''The Fiery Cavalcade ''The Fiery Cavalcade'' (Italian: ''La cavalcata ardente'') is a 1925 Italian silent film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Emilio Ghione.Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. p. 150. . Cast *Soava Gall ...'' (1925) References Bibliography * Cowie, Peter. ''Seventy Years of Cinema''. A.S. Barnes, 1969. External links * 1867 births 1942 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male silent film actors Male actors from Rome 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910s Historical Drama Films
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Enrico Guazzoni
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910s Italian-language Films
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Silent Feature Films
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Italian Historical Drama Films
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 Films
The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.Birchard, Robert S. (2004). ''Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood''. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, p. 1-13, __TOC__ Events * February 2 – Charlie Chaplin's first film, ''Making a Living'' is released. * February 7 – Release of Charlie Chaplin's second film, the Keystone comedy '' Kid Auto Races at Venice'', in which his character of The Tramp is introduced to audiences (although first filmed in ''Mabel's Strange Predicament'', released two days later). * February 8 – Winsor McCay's ''Gertie the Dinosaur'' greatly advances filmed animation movement techniques. * February 10 – Release of the film '' Hearts Adrift''; the name of Mary Pickford, the star, is displayed above the title on movie marquees. * February – Lewis J. Selznick and Arthur Spiegel organize the World Film Corporation, a distributor of independently produced films located in For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Ricci
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released in July 2017, making it the 23rd-largest metropolitan area in the United States, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States, and the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida behind Miami and Tampa. Orlando had a population of 307,573 in the 2020 census, making it the 67th-largest city in the United States, the fourth-largest city in Florida, and the state's largest inland city. Orlando is one of the most-visited cities in the world primarily due to tourism, major events, and convention traffic; in 2018, the city drew more than 75 million visitors. The Orlando International Airport (MCO) is the 13th-busiest airport in the United States and the 29th-busiest in the world. The two largest and most internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruffo Geri
Ruffo is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Noble house of Ruffo di Calabria *Fabrizio Ruffo (1744–1827), Italian cardinal *Fulco Ruffo di Calabria (1884–1946), Italian World War I flying ace *Giordano Ruffo (1200-1256), Italian nobleman and early writer on equestrian medicine *Queen Paola of Belgium, Paola Ruffo di Calabria (born 1937), queen consort of Belgium *Tommaso Ruffo (1663–1753), Italian cardinal *Polissena Ruffo (1400–1420), princess of Calabria Others *Albert J. Ruffo (1908–2003), American politician *Andrée Ruffo, Canadian judge *Antonio Ruffo (1610s–1678), Sicilian politician, nobleman, patron, and collector *Armand Garnet Ruffo (born 1955), Canadian scholar, filmmaker, writer and poet *Bruno Ruffo (1920–2007), Italian motorcycle road racer *Dennis Ruffo, Canadian music promoter *Ernesto Ruffo Appel (born 1952), American-born governor of Baja California *John Ruffo (born 1954), American business executive *Johnny Ruffo (1988–20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lia Orlandini
Lia Orlandini (January 12, 1896 – April 9, 1975) was an Italian film actress.Pruzzo & Lancia p.53 She was also a voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in Italy. Selected filmography * ''Quo Vadis'' (1913) * ''Julius Caesar'' (1914) * '' Unjustified Absence'' (1939) * ''The Night of Tricks'' (1939) * '' Backstage'' (1939) * ''Then We'll Get a Divorce'' (1940) * '' Abandonment'' (1940) * ''Headlights in the Fog'' (1942) * ''Two Hearts Among the Beasts'' (1943) * ''Anything for a Song'' (1943) * ''Deceit'' (1952) * ''Letter from Naples ''Letter from Naples'' (Italian: ''Lettera napoletana'') is a 1954 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Giorgio Pastina and starring Giacomo Rondinella, Virna Lisi and Otello Toso. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfr ...'' (1954) References Bibliography * Piero Pruzzo & Enrico Lancia. ''Amedeo Nazzari''. Gremese Editore, 1983. External links * 1896 births 1975 deaths Italian film actresses Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianna Terribili-Gonzales
Gianna Terribili-Gonzales (1882-1940) was an Italian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than forty films including the 1913 historical epic ''Antony and Cleopatra''.Hatchuel & Vienne-Guerrin p.294 Selected filmography *''Antony and Cleopatra'' (1913) *''The Last Lord ''The Last Lord'' (Italian: ''L'ultimo lord'') is a 1926 Italian silent comedy film directed by Augusto Genina.Stewart p.52 It is based on the 1925 play of the same title by Ugo Falena. Genina remade the play as a sound film in 1932. A further ...'' (1926) References Bibliography * Hatchuel, Sarah & Vienne-Guerrin, Nathalie. ''Shakespeare on Screen: The Roman Plays''. Publication Univ Rouen Havre, 2009. External links * MyMovies:Gianna Terribili-Gonzales 1882 births 1940 deaths People from Marino, Lazio Italian film actresses Italian silent film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses {{Italy-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
