''Agrippina'' is a 1911 Italian silent

historical 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 swa ...

directed by

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. G ...

and starring Adele Bianchi Azzarili,

Amleto Novelli Amleto Novelli (18 October 1885 – 16 April 1924) was an Italian film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 110 films between 1909 and 1924. Selected filmography * ''Brutus'' (1911) * '' Agrippina'' (1911) * '' Quo Vadis'' (1913) * '' A ...

and Maria Caserini. The film portrays the life of Agrippina the Younger, and was part of the move towards Roman epics in early Italian cinema.Moliterno p.158

Cast

* Adele Bianchi Azzarili * * Maria Caserini * Giovanni Dolfini *

References

Bibliography

* Moliterno, Gino. ''Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1911 films Italian historical drama films Italian silent short films 1910s Italian-language films Italian short films Films directed by Enrico Guazzoni 1910s historical drama films Films set in ancient Rome Films set in the Roman Empire Italian black-and-white films 1911 drama films Articles containing video clips Silent drama films {{Italy-silent-film-stub