Antony and Cleopatra (1913 film)
Appearance
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Directed by | Enrico Guazzoni |
Written by | William Shakespeare (play) Pietro Cossa (poem) |
Starring | Gianna Terribili-Gonzales Amleto Novelli Ignazio Lupi |
Cinematography | Alessandro Bona |
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Distributed by | Società Italiana Cines |
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Running time | 11 reels (edited to 8 reels in U.S.)[1] |
Country | Italy |
Languages | Silent Italian intertitles |
Antony and Cleopatra (Italian: Marcantonio e Cleopatra) is a 1913 Italian silent historical film directed by Enrico Guazzoni, starring Gianna Terribili-Gonzales, Amleto Novelli and Ignazio Lupi. The film is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same title, with inspiration also drawn from a poem by Pietro Cossa.
The film was released in the U.S. as Mark Antony and Cleopatra, and in Germany as Die Herrin des Nils. The film still exists today.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Gianna Terribili-Gonzales as Cleopatra
- Amleto Novelli as Marcantonio
- Ignazio Lupi as Augustus Caesar Ottaviano
- Elsa Lenard as Ottavia
- Matilde Di Marzio as La schiava Agar aka Charmian
- Ruffo Geri as Il capo dei congiurati
- Ida Carloni Talli as La strega
- Bruto Castellani
- Giuseppe Piemontesi
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Hatchuel, Sarah & Vienne-Guerrin, Nathalie. Shakespeare on Screen: The Roman Plays. Publication Univ Rouen Havre, 2009.
External links
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- 1913 films
- 1910s historical drama films
- Films based on Antony and Cleopatra
- Films directed by Enrico Guazzoni
- Films set in ancient Rome
- Italian historical drama films
- Italian silent feature films
- 1910s Italian-language films
- Italian black-and-white films
- Depictions of Augustus on film
- 1913 drama films
- Silent historical drama films
- Silent war films
- Italian epic films
- 1910s Italian films
- Silent Italian film stubs