''Titanic'' is a 1915 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

Pier Angelo Mazzolotti Pier Angelo Mazzolotti (1890–1972) was an Italian screenwriter and film director of the silent era. He directed the 1915 film ''Titanic'' which, despite its title, is not about the sinking of the RMS Titanic.Bottomore p.181 Selected filmography ...

and starring

Mario Bonnard Mario Bonnard (24 December 1889 – 22 March 1965) was an Italian actor and film director. Bonnard was born and died in Rome. He began his cinematic career as an actor becoming a popular romantic lead in numerous silent films made before World ...

, Giovanni Casaleggio and Pierino Chiesa. Despite its title, the film is not about the

Sinking of the RMS Titanic The sank in the early morning hours of 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean, four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The largest ocean liner in service at the time, ''Titanic'' had an estimated 2,224 peo ...

but about the discovery of a

mineral In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid chemical compound with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.John P. Rafferty, ed. ( ...

of the same name.Bottomore p.181

Cast

* Giovanni Casaleggio * Pierino Chiesa * Elide De Sevres * Luigi Duse * Felice Metellio

References

Bibliography

* Bottomore, Stephen. ''The Titanic and Silent Cinema''. The Projection Box, 2000.

External links

* 1915 films Italian silent films 1910s Italian-language films Films directed by Pier Angelo Mazzolotti Italian black-and-white films {{Italy-silent-film-stub