The Pearl of Cleopatra

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The Pearl of Cleopatra
Directed by Guido Brignone
Starring Carlo Aldini
Production
company
Rodolfifilm
Distributed byRodolfifilm
Release date
  • September 1922 (1922-09)
CountryItaly
Languages

The Pearl of Cleopatra (Italian:Le perle di Cleopatra) is a 1922 Italian silent film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Carlo Aldini. [1]

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  1. Parish & Canham p.37

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