''Assunta Spina '' is a 1930 Italian silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Roberto Roberti Vincenzo Leone (24 July 1879 – 10 January 1959), known professionally as Roberto Roberti, was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. He made over sixty films, mostly during the silent era. He was married to the actress Bice Valerian ...

and starring

Rina De Liguoro Rina De Liguoro (24 July 1892 – 15 April 1966) was an Italian film actress. Born Elena Caterina Catardi, she changed her name after marrying film actor and director Wladimiro De Liguoro in 1918. She appeared in leading roles in a number of It ...

and

Febo Mari Febo Mari (1884–1939) was an Italian actor and film director. He found success as a leading man during Italy's silent film era. Early life Febo Mari was born Alfredo Giovanni Leopoldo Rodriguez in Messina, Sicily. His family were wealthy a ...

. It is based on the play of the same title by

Salvatore Di Giacomo Salvatore Di Giacomo (12 March 1860 – 5 April 1934) was an Italian poet, songwriter, playwright and fascist, one of the signatories to the Manifesto of the Fascist Intellectuals. Di Giacomo is credited as being one of those responsible for r ...

Plot

Assunta, a commoner of Naples, is scarred by her lover Michele for jealousy.

Cast

as Assunta Spina *

as Michele Boccadifuoco *

Elio Steiner Elio Steiner (1904–1965) was an Italian stage and film actor. Steiner appeared in forty films during his career, including ''The Song of Love'' (1930), the first Italian sound film.Mancini p.207 Selected filmography * ''The Golden Vein'' (1928 ...

Alfredo Martinelli Alfredo Martinelli (7 March 1899 – 11 November 1968) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 103 films between 1916 and 1967. He was born and died in Siena, Tuscany. Selected filmography * ''I Topi Grigi'' (1918) * ''Tortured Soul'' (1 ...

Carlos Montes Carlos Montes is a nationally respected leader in the Chicano, immigrant rights, and anti-war movements. He was a co-founder of the Brown Berets, a Chicano working class youth organization in the United States in the late 1960s and 1970s. The Bro ...

Cellio Bucchi Cellio Bucchi was an Italian film actor.Kinnard & Crnkovic p.49 He was active during the silent era, where he sometimes appeared in leading roles. Later he was a supporting actor in sound films of the 1930s and 1940s. Selected filmography * '' ...

Goffredo D'Andrea Goffredo D'Andrea was an Italian film actor who appeared mainly during the silent era.Goble p.417 He also worked occasionally as a screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * '' Castigo'' (1917) * '' La principessa di Bagdad'' (1918) * ...

References

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* 1930 films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Roberto Roberti Italian silent films 1930 drama films Italian drama films Italian films based on plays Italian black-and-white films Silent drama films 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-film-stub