''The Two Sergeants'' (Italian:''I due sergenti'') is a 1913 Italian silent

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directed by

Eugenio Perego Eugenio Perego (1876–1944) was an Italian film director of the silent era. During the 1920s he directed a number of comedy films starring Leda Gys.Abel p.292 Selected filmography * '' The Two Sergeants'' (1913) * ''The Railway Owner'' (1919 ...

and starring

Alberto Capozzi Alberto Capozzi (8 July 1886 – 27 June 1945) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1908 and 1945. Selected filmography * '' The Two Sergeants'' (1913) * ''The Open Door'' ( 1914 film) (La porta aperta) * ' ...

, Umberto Paradisi and Orlando Ricci.Redi p.66 It is an adaptation of

Théodore Baudouin d'Aubigny Jean-Marie-Théodore Baudouin also d’Aubigny, born in Paris 19 August 1786 - died 1866, was a French playwright. Theatre * ''La Pie voleuse'', a play in collaboration with Louis-Charles Caigniez, based on an authentic event. Théâtre de la P ...

's 1823 play of the same title, which has been made into several films. It is set during the

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Cast

as Capitano Derville / Guglielmo * Umberto Paradisi as Sergente Roberto * Orlando Ricci as Maresciallo * Egidio Candiani as Valentino * Giovanni Cuisa as Servente Tomasso *

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as Aiutante Valmore * Michele Cuisa as Gustavo *

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as Mamma Pia * Laura Darville * Cristina Ruspoli * Emilia Vidali

References

Bibliography

* Riccardo Redi. ''Cinema muto italiano: 1896-1930''. Fondazione Scuola nazionale di cinema, 1999.

External links

* 1913 films 1910s historical drama films Italian historical drama films Italian silent feature films 1910s Italian-language films Films directed by Eugenio Perego Italian films based on plays Films set in the 19th century Italian black-and-white films 1913 drama films Silent historical drama films {{Italy-silent-film-stub