Gustavo Serena (5 October 1881 – 16 April 1970) was an Italian actor and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. He appeared in 107 films between 1909 and 1961. He also directed 33 films between 1912 and 1932. He was born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

and died in

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Selected filmography

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Lucrezia Borgia Lucrezia Borgia (; ca-valencia, Lucrècia Borja, links=no ; 18 April 1480 – 24 June 1519) was a Spanish-Italian noblewoman of the House of Borgia who was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei. She reigned as the Govern ...

'' (1912) * ''

Quo Vadis ''Quō vādis?'' (, ) is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you marching?". It is also commonly translated as "Where are you going?" or, poetically, "Whither goest thou?" The phrase originates from the Christian tradition regarding Saint Pete ...

'' (1913) * '' Assunta Spina'' (1915) * '' The Lady of the Camellias'' (1915) * '' The Blind Woman of Sorrento'' (1916) * '' The Clemenceau Affair'' (1917) * ''

Mariute ''Mariute'' is a 1918 Italian silent drama film directed by Edoardo Bencivenga and starring Francesca Bertini.Moliterno p.34 Cast * Alberto Albertini * Francesca Bertini * Camillo De Riso * Livio Pavanelli * Gustavo Serena Gustavo Sere ...

'' (1918) * '' Niniche'' (1918) * '' The Race to the Throne'' (1919) * ''

The Fear of Love ''The Fear of Love'' (Italian: ''La paura di amare'') is a 1920 Italian silent film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Gustavo Serena.Bernardini & Martinelli p.258 Cast * Alberto Albertini * Gustavo Serena * Guido Trento * Vera Vergani ...

'' (1920) * '' Diana Sorel'' (1921) * ''

A Dying Nation ''A Dying Nation'' or ''Dying Peoples'' (german: Sterbende Völker) is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Robert Reinert and starring Paul Wegener, Otto Gebühr, and Fritz Kortner. It was released in two parts ''Heimat in No ...

'' (1922) * '' The Cry of the Eagle'' (1923) * ''

The White Sister ''The White Sister'' is a play in four acts by Francis Marion Crawford and Walter C. Hackett. The play was originally written by Crawford in 1907 and he later adapted the play into a serialized novel which was first published over a six month p ...

'' (1923) * '' Zaganella and the Cavalier'' (1932) * ''

Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the h ...

'' (1938) * '' Shipwrecked'' (1939) * ''

It Always Ends That Way ''It Always Ends That Way'' (Italian: ''Finisce sempre così'') is a 1939 Italian musical comedy film directed by Enrique Susini and starring Vittorio De Sica, Nedda Francy and Roberto Rey. The film was based on a novel by Robert Dieudonné.Go ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Flame That Will Not Die ''The Flame That Will Not Die'' (Italian: ''Fiamma che non si spegne'') is a 1949 Italian war drama film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Gino Cervi, María Denis and Leonardo Cortese.Bonsaver & Gordon p.104 It is based on the story of S ...

'' (1949) * ''

Night Taxi ''Night Taxi'' (Italian: ''Taxi di notte'') is a 1950 French-Italian comedy film about a taxicab driver, directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Beniamino Gigli, Danielle Godet and Philippe Lemaire.Apra p.93 After finding a baby left abandoned in ...

'' (1950) * ''

The Cliff of Sin ''The Cliff of Sin'' ( it, La scogliera del peccato) is a Italian films of 1950, 1950 Italy, Italian melodrama film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Gino Cervi, Margarete Genske and Delia Scala. The film's sets were designed by t ...

'' (1950) * ''

The Beggar's Daughter ''The Beggar's Daughter'' ( it, La figlia del mendicante) is a 1950 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Paola Barbara, Franca Maj and Steve Barclay. It is based on a novel of the same name by Carolina In ...

'' (1950) * '' The Courier of Moncenisio'' (1956)

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* * 1881 births 1970 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male silent film actors Italian film directors 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-actor-stub