The Queen of Sparta
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Directed by | Manfred Noa |
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Language | Italian |
The Queen of Sparta (Italian:La regina di Sparta) is a 1931 film directed by Manfred Noa and starring , and . The film was made by the low-budget Itala Film in Hollywood, primarily for release in Italian-speaking inhabitants of the United States. Shot as a silent with sound added later, it re-used footage from Noa's 1924 film Helen of Troy.[1]
Its complex background has led to it being classified variously as an American, German or Italian film.
Cast[]
- as Priam
- as Helen
- as Paris
References[]
- ^ Michelakis & Wyke p.162
Bibliography[]
- Winkler, Martin M (ed.). Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
- Pantelis Michelakis & Maria Wyke. The Ancient World in Silent Cinema. Cambridge University Press, 2013.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1931 films
- Italian-language films
- 1930s Italian-language films
- Films directed by Manfred Noa
- Italian films
- Italian black-and-white films
- Italian drama films
- 1931 drama films
- 1930s Italian film stubs