Hedda Gabler (1920 film)

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Hedda Gabler
Directed by Gero Zambuto
Giovanni Pastrone
Written by Henrik Ibsen (play)
Cinematography Segundo de Chomón
Giovanni Tomatis
Release date
  • August 1920 (1920-08)
CountryItaly
LanguagesSilent
Italian intertitles

Hedda Gabler is a 1920 Italian silent drama film directed by Gero Zambuto and Giovanni Pastrone. It is based on the 1890 play Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen. [1]

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