The Warrior (Italian: Maciste alpino) is a 1916 film directed by Luigi Romano Borgnetto and
Luigi Maggi
Luigi Maggi (21 December 1867 – 22 August 1946) was an Italian actor and film director who worked prolifically during the silent era. Working for Ambrosio Film he co-directed the 1908 hit film '' The Last Days of Pompeii'', which launched the h ...
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 ...
in the role of Maciste .
Production
This is one of the first films starring the character of Maciste, who Giovanni Pastrone created in 1914 Cabiria. It saw huge success in Italy and abroad and whose name is due to Gabriele D'Annunzio who thus created a neologism that is still in use today. The warrior is the best-known and critically praised film of the Maciste series.
The film is not far from what will be (with the exception of Maciste in hell) a
Escapism
Escapism is mental diversion from unpleasant or boring aspects of daily life, typically through activities involving imagination or entertainment. Escapism may be used to occupy one's self away from persistent feelings of depression or genera ...
series with the horrors of the first world war is not really addressed.
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1916 films
1916 drama films
1910s Italian-language films
Italian silent feature films
Italian black-and-white films
Films directed by Luigi Maggi
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