Emperor Maciste
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Emperor Maciste | |
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Directed by | Guido Brignone |
Written by | Pier Angelo Mazzolotti |
Starring | Bartolomeo Pagano Domenico Gambino Franz Sala |
Cinematography | Massimo Terzano |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Societa Anonima Stefano Pittaluga |
Release date | November 1924 |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Languages | Silent Italian intertitles |
Emperor Maciste (Italian: Maciste imperatore) is a 1924 Italian silent adventure film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Bartolomeo Pagano, Domenico Gambino and Franz Sala. It was part of the peplum series of silent films featuring the strongman Maciste. The character of Maciste increasingly came to resemble Benito Mussolini, in this case striking Fascistic poses and defending order against criminal and dishonest elements.[1]
Cast[]
- Bartolomeo Pagano as Maciste
- Domenico Gambino as Saetta
- Franz Sala
- Elena Sangro
- Augusto Bandini
- Gero Zambuto
- Felice Minotti
References[]
- ^ Gundle p.44
Bibliography[]
- Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.
- Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
- Ricci, Steven. Cinema and Fascism: Italian Film and Society, 1922–1943. University of California Press, 2008.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1924 films
- Italian films
- Italian adventure films
- Italian silent feature films
- Italian-language films
- Films directed by Guido Brignone
- 1924 adventure films
- Films set in Europe
- Maciste films
- Italian black-and-white films
- Silent Italian film stubs