''The Two Sergeants'' (Italian: ''I due sergenti'') is a 1922 Italian silent historical

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directed by

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and starring

Vasco Creti Vasco Creti (7 December 1874 – 16 October 1945) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1915 and 1944. He was married to actress Valeria Creti. Selected filmography * '' Maschiaccio'' (1917) * '' Il siluram ...

and

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.Parish & Canham p.37 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 ...

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

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. It was released in Britain in 1925 under the title ''The Flame of Honour''.

Cast

* Liliana Ardea * Giuseppe Brignone as Caporal Debin *

as Claudie * Ria Bruna as Sylviane *

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* Giovanni Ciusa as Napoleon *

as Capitaine Devers / Bernard *

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* Oreste Grandi * Vittorio Pieri *

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as Major Tebor * Lola Romanos as Alice Debin * Luigi Stinchi

References

Bibliography

* James Robert Parish & Kingsley Canham. ''Film Directors Guide: Western Europe''. Scarecrow Press, 1976.

External links

* 1922 films 1920s historical drama films Italian historical drama films Italian silent feature films 1920s Italian-language films Films directed by Guido Brignone Italian films based on plays Films set in the 19th century Italian black-and-white films 1922 drama films Silent drama films 1920s Italian films {{Italy-silent-film-stub