''Beatrice Cenci'' is a 1909 Italian silent

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directed by

Mario Caserini Mario Caserini (26 February 1874 – 17 November 1920) was an Italian film director, as well as an actor, screenwriter, and early pioneer of film making in the early portion of the 20th century. Caserini was born in Rome, Italy, and was marri ...

and starring Maria Caserini, Renato De Grais and

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. It is one of several films portraying the story of the sixteenth century Italian noblewoman

Beatrice Cenci Beatrice Cenci (; 6 February 157711 September 1599) was a Roman noblewoman who murdered her father, Count Francesco Cenci. She was beheaded in 1599 after a lurid murder trial in Rome that gave rise to an enduring legend about her. Life Beatri ...

.Waters p.40

Cast

* Maria Caserini as

* Renato De Grais *

* Ettore Pesci * Alessandro Rinaldi

References

Bibliography

* Waters, Sandra. ''Narrating the Italian Historical Novel''. ProQuest, 2009.

External links

* 1909 films 1900s historical drama films 1900s Italian-language films Italian silent short films Italian historical drama films Films directed by Mario Caserini Films set in the 16th century Italian black-and-white films Cultural depictions of Beatrice Cenci Silent historical drama films {{Italy-silent-film-stub