''Antony and Cleopatra'' (Italian: ''Marcantonio e Cleopatra'') is a 1913 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 ...

, starring Gianna Terribili-Gonzales,

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

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 Cleopa ...

. The film is an adaptation of

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

's play of the same title, with inspiration also drawn from a poem by

Pietro Cossa Pietro Cossa (25 January 1830 – 30 August 1881) was an Italian dramatist. Life Cossa was born at Rome, and claimed descent from the family of Antipope John XXIII. He manifested an independent spirit from his youth, and was expelled from a Jes ...

. The film was released in the U.S. as ''Mark Antony and Cleopatra'', and in Germany as ''Die Herrin des Nils''. The film still exists today.

Cast

* Gianna Terribili-Gonzales as Cleopatra *

as Marcantonio *

as Augustus Caesar Ottaviano * Elsa Lenard as Ottavia * Matilde Di Marzio as La schiava Agar aka Charmian * Ruffo Geri as Il capo dei congiurati *

Ida Carloni Talli Ida Carloni Talli (31 January 1860 – 23 April 1940) was an Italian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 92 films between 1912 and 1924. She was born Rome and died in Milan. She made her debut as a stage actress in 1887.Ida Carlo ...

as La strega * Bruto Castellani *

Giuseppe Piemontesi Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it. The feminine form of the name is Giusep ...

References

Sources

*Hatchuel, Sarah & Vienne-Guerrin, Nathalie. ''Shakespeare on Screen: The Roman Plays''. Publication Univ Rouen Havre, 2009.

External links

* 1910s historical drama films 1913 films Films based on Antony and Cleopatra Films directed by Enrico Guazzoni Films set in ancient Rome Italian historical drama films Italian silent feature films 1910s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Depictions of Augustus on film 1913 drama films Silent drama films Silent war films {{Italy-silent-film-stub