Antony and Cleopatra (1913 film)

Antony and Cleopatra
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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
Production company	Società Italiana Cines
Distributed by	Società Italiana Cines
Release date	26 September 1913 (1913-09-26)
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

• 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

1. "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List".
2. "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List".

Sources

• Hatchuel, Sarah & Vienne-Guerrin, Nathalie. Shakespeare on Screen: The Roman Plays. Publication Univ Rouen Havre, 2009.

External links

• Antony and Cleopatra at IMDb