''The Lady of the Camellias'' (Italian:''La signora delle camelie'') is a 1915 Italian historical

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directed by

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. Selected fil ...

and starring

Francesca Bertini Francesca Bertini (born Elena Seracini Vitiello; 5 January 1892 – 13 October 1985) was an Italian silent film actress. She was one of the most successful silent film stars in the first quarter of the twentieth-century. Biography Born in Pra ...

.Moliterno p.33 It is an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas, ''fils''' novel ''

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''. The film's art direction was by Alfredo Manzi.

Cast

Carlo Benetti Carlo Benetti (1885–1949) was an Italian film actor of the silent era.Goble p.125 During the sound era he worked as Unit production manager, production manager on a number of films. Selected filmography * ''Assunta Spina (1915 film), Assunta Sp ...

* Olga Benetti as Madame Duvernoy *

as Margherita Gauthier * Antonio Cruichi as Duval padre * Camillo De Riso *

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as Armando Duval

References

Bibliography

* Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1915 films 1910s historical drama films Italian historical drama films Italian drama films 1910s Italian-language films Italian silent feature films Films based on Camille Films directed by Gustavo Serena Italian black-and-white films 1915 drama films Silent drama films {{historic-film-stub