''The Cry of the Eagle'' (Italian: ''Il grido dell'aquila'') is a 1923 Italian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Mario Volpe and starring
Gustavo Serena
Gustavo Serena (5 October 1881 – 16 April 1970) was an Italian actor and film director. He appeared in 107 films between 1909 and 1961. He also directed 33 films between 1912 and 1932. He was born in Naples and died in Rome.
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and
Dillo Lombardi. It was made as a film supportive of Italy's new regime under
Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (; 29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his deposition in 194 ...
, and drew direct links between the
risorgimento
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, the
First World War
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and the rise of
Fascism
Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultra-nationalist political ideology and movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and political and cultural liberalism, a belief in natural social hierarchy an ...
.
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Cast
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Manlio Bertoletti
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Mariano Bottino
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Alfredo Cruichi
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Adriana De Cristoforis
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Dillo Lombardi
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Giovanni Polli
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Bianca Renieri
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Gustavo Serena
Gustavo Serena (5 October 1881 – 16 April 1970) was an Italian actor and film director. He appeared in 107 films between 1909 and 1961. He also directed 33 films between 1912 and 1932. He was born in Naples and died in Rome.
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Giulio Tanfani-Moroni
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Renato Visca
Renatus is a first name of Latin origin which means " born again" (natus = born). In Italian, Portuguese and Spanish it exists in masculine and feminine forms: Renato and Renata. In French they have been translated to René and Renée. Renata is ...
References
Bibliography
* Brunetta, Gian Piero. ''The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century''. Princeton University Press, 2009.
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1923 films
1920s Italian-language films
Italian silent feature films
Films directed by Mario Volpe
Italian black-and-white films
1923 drama films
Italian drama films
Silent drama films
1920s Italian films
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