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

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

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directed by

Baldassarre Negroni Baldassarre Negroni (21 January 1877 – 18 July 1948) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 89 films between 1912 and 1936. He directed the 1932 film '' Due cuori felici'', which starred Vittorio De Sica. Selected film ...

and starring Hesperia,

Alberto Collo Alberto Collo (6 May 1883 – 7 May 1955) was an Italian actor who appeared in more than a hundred and thirty films during his career, mostly during the silent era. During the 1910s he starred in several films directed by Baldassarre Negroni.Molit ...

, and

Ida Carloni Talli Ida Carloni Talli (31 January 1860 – 23 April 1940) was an Italian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 92 films between 1912 and 1924. She was born Rome and died in Milan. She made her debut as a stage actress in 1887.Ida Carlo ...

.Goble p.137 It is an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas, ''fils''' novel '' The Lady of the Camellias''. Another Italian version '' The Lady of the Camellias'' was released the same year.

Cast

* Hesperia as Marguerite Gauthier *

as Armando Duval *

as Madame Duvernoy *

Alfonso Cassini Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...

as Padre di Armando *

Giulia Cassini-Rizzotto Giulia Cassini Rizzotto (15 June 1865 – 24 August 1943) was an Italian actress and film director, kindergarten teacher, novelist, translator and writer. She appeared in many films in Italy including '' Malombra'' (1917) and '' Fabiola'' (1918 ...

* Marchese Mario Centurione

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

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