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Quo Vadis (1924 Film)
''Quo Vadis'' (or ''Quo Vadis?'') is a 1924 Italian silent historical drama film directed by Gabriellino D'Annunzio and Georg Jacoby and starring Emil Jannings, Elena Sangro, and Lillian Hall-Davis. It is based on the 1896 novel '' Quo Vadis'' by Henryk Sienkiewicz which was notably later adapted into a 1951 film. Plot In Rome, during the reign of Nero, a young pagan general named Marcus Vinicius falls in love with a beautiful Christian hostage named Licia. Their love appears to be impossible, because of the conflict of their religions. Nero burns the city of Rome and blames the Christians, already hated by the pagan Romans. Cast Production The film was produced by the ambitious Unione Cinematografica Italiana. D'Annunzio, the son of the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, was considered a rising director and also wrote the film's screenplay. It was one of several attempts in early Fascist Italy to recapture the success of the historical epics of the previous decade. Rudolph Vale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings (born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950) was a Swiss born German actor, popular in the 1920s in Hollywood. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in '' The Last Command'' and ''The Way of All Flesh''. As of , Jannings is the only German ever to have won the category. Jannings is best known for his collaborations with F. W. Murnau and Josef von Sternberg, including the 1930 film ''The Blue Angel'' (''Der blaue Engel'', with Marlene Dietrich. ''The Blue Angel'' was meant as a vehicle for Jannings to score a place for himself in the new medium of sound film, but Dietrich stole the show. Jannings later starred in a number of Nazi propaganda films, which made him unemployable as an actor after the defeat of Nazi Germany. Childhood and youth Jannings was born in Rorschach, Switzerland, the son of Emil Janenz, an American businessman from St. Louis, and his wife Margarethe (''née'' Schwabe), origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Drama Film
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship Films set in historical times have always been some of the most popular works. D. W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' and Buster Keaton's '' The General'' are examples of popular early American works set during the U.S. Civil War. In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated North American cinema in the 1950s. The ''costume drama'' is often separated as a genre of historical dramas. Early critics defined them as films focusing on romance and relationships in sumptuous surroundings, cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruto Castellani
Bruto Castellani (1 December 1881– 1933) was an Italian film actor of the silent era. Castellani appeared in more than thirty films during his career, including ''Antony and Cleopatra'' (1913).Hatchuel & Vienne-Guerrin p.294 Selected filmography * ''Antony and Cleopatra'' (1913) * ''Quo Vadis'' (1913) * ''Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...'' (1914) * '' Marco Visconti'' (1925) * '' The Beautiful Corsair'' (1928) References Bibliography * Hatchuel, Sarah & Vienne-Guerrin, Nathalie. ''Shakespeare on Screen: The Roman Plays''. Publication Univ Rouen Havre, 2009. External links * 1880s births 1933 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male silent film actors Male actors from Rome 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-actor- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfons Fryland
Alfons Fryland (1 May 1888 – 29 November 1953) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 47 films between 1921 and 1933. He was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria) and died in Graz, Austria. Selected filmography * '' Labyrinth des Grauens'' (1921) * '' The Eternal Struggle'' (1921) * ''Kean'' (1921) * '' Frau Dorothys Bekenntnis'' (1921) * '' Herzogin Satanella'' (1921) * '' Mrs. Tutti Frutti'' (1921) * '' The Marriage of Princess Demidoff'' (1922) * ''Prashna's Secret'' (1922) * ''Lucrezia Borgia'' (1922) * '' Between Evening and Morning'' (1923) * ''Carousel'' (1923) * '' Daisy'' (1923) * ''The Chain Clinks'' (1923) * '' Victim of Love'' (1923) * ''Quo Vadis'' (1924) * ''Arabella'' (1924) * ''By Order of Pompadour'' (1924) * '' The Creature'' (1924) * ''Women You Rarely Greet'' (1925) * ''The Island of Dreams'' (1925) * '' The Woman without Money'' (1925) * '' I Love You'' (1925) * ''Fire of Love'' (1925) * '' Hidden Fires'' (1925) * ''The Ones Down There'' (1926) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gino Viotti
Gino Viotti (1875–1951) was an Italian film actor who appeared in more than forty films, mostly in supporting roles. He played the part of Chilone Chilonides in the 1924 epic ''Quo Vadis''.Wyke p.214 Selected filmography * '' Nemesis'' (1920) * ''The Youth of the Devil'' (1921) * ''The Nude Woman'' (1922) * ''Quo Vadis'' (1924) * ''Kif Tebbi'' (1928) * ''The Man with the Claw'' (1931) * ''Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * ''Palio'' (1932) * '' Two Happy Hearts'' (1932) * ''The Opera Singer'' (1932) * ''Paradise'' (1932) * '' My Little One'' (1933) * ''Tourist Train'' (1933) * ''Seconda B'' (1934) * ''Just Married'' (1934) * '' The Old Guard'' (1934) * ''The Joker King'' (1935) * ''King of Diamonds'' (1936) * ''Bayonet'' (1936) * ''A Woman Between Two Worlds'' (1936) * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * ''Condottieri'' (1937) * ''Pietro Micca'' (1938) * ''Giuseppe Verdi'' (1938) * ''The Dream of Butterfly'' (1939) * ''The Children Are Watching Us ''The Children Are Watching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gildo Bocci
Gildo Bocci (1 September 1886 – 22 July 1964) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1913 and 1959. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. Partial filmography * ''Messalina'' (1924) - Apollonio * ''Quo Vadis'' (1924) - Vittelius * ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1926) - Diomede * ''Da Icaro a de Pinedo'' (1927) * ''Boccaccesca'' (1928) * ''The Storyteller of Venice'' (1929) * ''Maratona'' (1929) - Giovanne, Il Massaggiatore * ''Everybody's Woman'' (1934) - Il regista * ''L'avvocato difensore'' (1935) - Angelo * ''Ho perduto mio marito'' (1939) * '' Dora Nelson'' (1940) - Pasquale, il tassista * ''Arditi civili'' (1940) - Il vigile del fuoco a riposo Checco Focone * ''Validità giorni dieci'' (1940) - Il cuoco dell'albergo Mondiale * ''The Palace on the River'' (1940) - Un terzo barbone * ''Antonio Meucci'' (1940) * ''La donna perduta'' (1940) - Galileo * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1940) - Il capitano delle guardie * ''L'uomo del romanzo'' (1940) - Il fattore * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tigellinus
Ofonius Tigellinus (c. 10 – 69) was a prefect of the Roman imperial bodyguard, known as the Praetorian Guard, from 62 until 68, during the reign of emperor Nero. Tigellinus gained imperial favour through his acquaintance with Nero's mother Agrippina the Younger, and was appointed prefect upon the death of his predecessor Sextus Afranius Burrus, a position Tigellinus held first with Faenius Rufus and then Nymphidius Sabinus. As a friend of Nero he quickly gained a reputation around Rome for cruelty and callousness. During the second half of the 60s, however, the emperor became increasingly unpopular with the people and the army, leading to several rebellions which ultimately led to his downfall and suicide in 68. When Nero's demise appeared imminent, Tigellinus deserted him and shifted his allegiance to the new emperor Galba. Unfortunately for Tigellinus, Galba was replaced by Otho barely six months after his accession. Otho ordered the execution of Tigellinu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raimondo Van Riel
Raimondo Van Riel (22 January 1881, in Rome – 9 May 1962, in Mentana) was an Italian actor. Raimondo Van Riel was born on January 22, 1881, in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is known for his work on Quo Vadis? (1924), The Magnificent Rogue (1935) and Scipione l'africano (1937). He was married to Aidé Bongini. He died on May 9, 1962, in Rome. Selected filmography * ''Fiamma simbolica'' (1918) * ''La ladra di fanciulli'' (1920) * ''The Sack of Rome (film), The Sack of Rome'' (1920) * ''L'amica'' (1920) * ''Primavera'' (1921) * ''La morte piange, ride e poi...'' (1921) * ''Le tre ombre'' (1921) * ''The Youth of the Devil'' (1921) * ''L'amico'' (1921) * ''Un fiore nel fango'' (1921) * ''La congrega dei ventiquattro'' (1921) * ''Tre persone per bene'' (1922) * ''La tormenta'' (1922) * ''The Betrothed (1923 film), The Betrothed'' (1922) * ''La madre folle'' (1923) * ''Un viaggio nell'impossibile'' (1923) * ''Quo Vadis? (1924 film), Quo Vadis?'' (1924) - Tigellinus * ''Il cammino delle stel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Habay
Andrea Habay (1883–1941) was a French film actor. Habay appeared in more forty films during the silent era, mostly in Italy. He also directed three films during the early 1920s. He played the role of Petronius in the 1924 epic ''Quo Vadis'',Scodel & Bettenworth p.227 one of his final films. Selected filmography Actor * ''Carmen'' (1914) * '' Blue Blood'' (1914) * ''Avatar'' (1916) * '' La falena'' (1916) * ''Ivan the Terrible'' (1917) * '' The Princess of Baghdad'' (1918) * ''Tortured Soul'' (1919) * '' The Redemption'' (1924) * ''Quo Vadis'' (1924) * ''Maciste in the Lion's Cage'' (1926) * ''The Giant of the Dolomites ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...'' (1927) References Bibliography * Dalle Vacche, Angela. ''Diva: Defiance and Passion in Early Italian Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poppaea Sabina
Poppaea Sabina (AD 30 – 65), also known as Ollia, was a Roman empress as the second wife of the Emperor Nero. She had also been wife to the future emperor Otho. The historians of antiquity describe her as a beautiful woman who used intrigues to become empress. There is a large villa near Pompeii that bears her name because of the archaeological finds there. It has been largely excavated and can be visited today. Early life Birth Poppaea Sabina the Younger was born in Pompeii in AD 30 as the daughter of Titus Ollius and Poppaea Sabina the Elder.Simon Hornblower, Antony Spawforth-E.A. (edd.), Oxford Classical Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 2003 , 1221. At birth and for most of her childhood she went by her proper patronymic nomen "Ollia," belonging to women of her father's gens, the Ollii, but at some point, probably before her first marriage, decided to start going by her mother's name instead, potentially due to her father's disgrace and suicide. It is very like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christians
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term ''mashiach'' (מָשִׁיחַ) (usually rendered as ''messiah'' in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term ''Christian'' used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." It does not have a meaning of 'of Christ' or 'related or pertaining to Christ'. According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.2 billion Christians around the world in 2010, up from about 600 million in 1910. Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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