''Judith and Holofernes'' (Italian:''Giuditta e Oloferne'') is a 1929 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
Baldassarre Negroni
Baldassarre Negroni (21 January 1877 – 18 July 1948) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 89 films between 1912 and 1936. He directed the 1932 film '' Due cuori felici'', which starred Vittorio De Sica.
Selected film ...
and starring
Bartolomeo Pagano
Bartolomeo Pagano (27 September 1878 – 24 June 1947) was an Italian motion picture actor.
Before his cinema career, Pagano was a stevedore who worked at the port of Genoa. There, he was discovered and selected to play the role of Maciste, a m ...
,
Jia Ruskaja and
Franz Sala.
[Molitnerno p.220] It was the final film of Pagano, who had been famous during the silent era for his portrayals of
Maciste
Maciste () is one of the oldest recurring characters of cinema, created by Gabriele d'Annunzio and Giovanni Pastrone. He is featured throughout the history of the cinema of Italy from the 1910s to the mid-1960s.
He is usually depicted as a Herc ...
.
The film is based on the story of
Judith beheading Holofernes
The account of the beheading of Holofernes by Judith is given in the deuterocanonical ''Book of Judith'', and is the subject of many paintings and sculptures from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. In the story, Judith, a beautiful widow, is ab ...
. A 1959 film, ''
Judith and Holofernes'', was also inspired by the tale.
Cast
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Bartolomeo Pagano
Bartolomeo Pagano (27 September 1878 – 24 June 1947) was an Italian motion picture actor.
Before his cinema career, Pagano was a stevedore who worked at the port of Genoa. There, he was discovered and selected to play the role of Maciste, a m ...
*
Jia Ruskaja
*
Franz Sala
* Carlo Tedeschi
* Giuseppe Brignone
*
Augusto Bandini
Augusto Bandini (born 1889) was an Italian film actor.Dalle Vacche p.268 He appeared in more than forty productions, the majority of them during the silent era.
Selected filmography
* '' Emperor Maciste'' (1924)
* ''Maciste's American Nephew'' ...
*
Felice Minotti
Felice Minotti (19 November 1887 – 21 March 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 91 films between 1908 and 1963.
Selected filmography
* '' The Revenge of Maciste'' (1921)
* '' Maciste on Vacation'' (1921)
* ''The House of Pulci ...
* Lore Lay
* Giorgio Curti
* Anna Mari
* Andrea Bani
* Nino Altieri
See also
* ''
Judith of Bethulia
''Judith of Bethulia'' (1914 in film, 1914) is an American film starring Blanche Sweet and Henry B. Walthall, and produced and directed by D. W. Griffith, based on the play "Judith and the Holofernes" (1896) by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, which itself ...
'' (1914)
References
Bibliography
* Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
External links
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1929 films
1920s historical drama films
Italian silent feature films
Italian historical drama films
Judith in film
1920s Italian-language films
Films directed by Baldassarre Negroni
Films about Jews and Judaism
1929 drama films
Silent historical drama films
1920s Italian films
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