Titanic (1915 film)

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Titanic
Directed by Pier Angelo Mazzolotti
Starring
Cinematography Luigi Filippa
Production
company
Bonnard Film
Distributed byBonnard Film
Release date
April 1915
CountryItaly
Languages

Titanic is a 1915 Italian silent film directed by Pier Angelo Mazzolotti and starring Mario Bonnard, Giovanni Casaleggio and Pierino Chiesa. Despite its title, the film is not about the sinking of the RMS Titanic but about the discovery of a mineral of the same name. [1]

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