Vittorio Rossi Pianelli (9 July 1875 – 25 September 1953) was an Italian

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and

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and director. He was a prominent figure in early Italian film, appearing in over fifty

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 ...

s before 1930. His final appearance was in ''The Count of Brechard'' (1940). A notable role was in '' Love Everlasting'' (1914). The film is one of the most important early Italian films.Moliterno p.185 He also directed several films during the 1910s.

Selected filmography

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Cesar Borgia Cesare Borgia (; ca-valencia, Cèsar Borja ; es, link=no, César Borja ; 13 September 1475 – 12 March 1507) was an Italian ex- cardinal and '' condottiero'' (mercenary leader) of Aragonese (Spanish) origin, whose fight for power was a major ...

'' (1912) *'' Love Everlasting'' (1913) * '' Floretta and Patapon'' (1913) *'' Nerone e Agrippina'' (1918) *'' La moglie di Claudio'' (1918) * ''

Maciste the Policeman ''Maciste the Policeman'' (Italian:''Maciste poliziotto'') is a 1918 Italian silent film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Bartolomeo Pagano and Claudia Zambuto.Reich p.140 Cast * Bartolomeo Pagano as Maciste * Italia Almirante-Manzini ...

'' (1918) * ''

Hedda Gabler ''Hedda Gabler'' () is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The world premiere was staged on 31 January 1891 at the Residenztheater in Munich. Ibsen himself was in attendance, although he remained back-stage. The play has been can ...

'' (1920) * ''

Latest Night News ''Latest Night News'' (Italian: ''Ultimissime della notte'') is a 1924 Italian silent action film directed by Emilio Ghione and starring Ghione and Kally Sambucini. It is part of the long-running series featuring the gentleman thief Za La Mort, ...

'' (1924) *''

The Count of Brechard ''The Count of Brechard'' (Italian: ''Il conte di Brechard'') is a 1938 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Luisa Ferida, and Ugo Ceseri.Klossner p.83 It was adapted from the Giovacchino Forzano pla ...

'' (1940)

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*Bayman, Louis & Rigoletto, Sergio. ''Popular Italian Cinema''. Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. *Moliterno, Gino. ''Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. 1875 births 1953 deaths Italian film directors Italian male film actors Italian male silent film actors Italian male stage actors Film people from Turin 20th-century Italian male actors Male actors from Turin {{Italy-actor-stub