''The Beautiful Wife'' or ''Love's Sacrifice'' (Italian:''La moglie bella'') is a 1924 Italian
silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...
directed by
Augusto Genina
Augusto Genina (28 January 1892 – 18 September 1957) was an Italian film pioneer. He was a movie producer and director.
Biography
Born in Rome, Genina was a drama critic and wrote comedies for the ''Il Mondo'' Magazine, under advise of Aldo ...
and starring
Carmen Boni
Carmen Boni (born Maria Carmela Bonicatti; 8 April 1901 – 18 November 1963) was an Italian actress.
Biography
Maria Carmela Bonicatti was born on 8 April 1901 in Rome to a colonel and Teresa Rovere di Bergeggi. Her birth date has also been gi ...
.
[Stewart p.52]
Cast
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Linda Moglia
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Ruggero Ruggeri
Ruggero Ruggeri (14 November 1871 – 20 July 1953) was an Italian stage and film actor. Ruggeri was a celebrated theatre actor, appearing alongside Lyda Borelli on stage in 1909.Dalle Vacche p.260 From 1914 onward he sporadically made films in ...
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Luigi Serventi
Luigi Serventi (31 July 1885 – 18 August 1976) was an Italian film actor.
Partial filmography
* ''Il prezzo del perdono'' (1913)
* ''Bianco contro negro'' (1913)
* ''La lega dei diamanti'' (1913)
* ''La parola che uccide'' (1914)
* ''La dote d ...
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Carmen Boni
Carmen Boni (born Maria Carmela Bonicatti; 8 April 1901 – 18 November 1963) was an Italian actress.
Biography
Maria Carmela Bonicatti was born on 8 April 1901 in Rome to a colonel and Teresa Rovere di Bergeggi. Her birth date has also been gi ...
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Carlo Tedeschi
References
Bibliography
* Stewart, John. ''Italian Film: A Who's Who''. McFarland, 1994.
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1924 films
1920s Italian-language films
Films directed by Augusto Genina
Italian silent feature films
Italian black-and-white films
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