List of Italian films of 1916

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A list of films produced in Italy in 1916 (see 1916 in film):

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1916
...e i rettili furono vinti!
...E l'altare crollò
A guardia di Sua Maestà
Addio amore!
The Blind Woman of Sorrento Gustavo Serena Gustavo Serena, Alfredo De Antoni Drama
Cenere Febo Mari Eleonora Duse, Febo MariDrama
The Courier of Moncenisio Leopoldo Carlucci Achille Majeroni, Lina Millefleurs Historical
Jacobo Ortis Giuseppe Sterni Paola Borboni
La falena Carmine Gallone Lyda Borelli Drama

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