Marcantonio e Cleopatra
Also known as Mark Antony and Cleopatra in the USA; Die Herrin des Nils in Germany : [Antony and Cleopatra]
(1913) Italy
B&W : 11 reels
Directed by Enrico Guazzoni
Cast: Antonio Novelli [Marcantonio], Gianna Terribili-Gonzales [Cleopatra], Ida Carloni Talli [la strega], Bruto Castellani, Matilde Di Marzio [la schiava Agar], Ruffo Geri [il capo dei congiurati], Elsa Lenard [Ottavia], Ignazio Lupi [Ottaviano], Giuseppe Piemontesi
Società Italiana Cines production. / From the play Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA at eight reels. Americanized versions of the actors’ names became Antony or Anthony Novelli and Josephine or Jeanette Trimble, and do not reflect actual actors’ names. The film was released in the USA as Mark Antony and Cleopatra by [?] The Photo Drama Motion Picture Company, Incorporated, and/or George Kleine Attractions?
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: (unknown) [Italy]; Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Authors: William Shakespeare (1564?-1616) - Cleopatra - History: Egypt
Listing updated: 31 May 2009.
References: Ball-Shakespeare pp. 345-346, 385; Bardèche-History p. 51; Limbacher-Feature p. 10; Robinson-Palace p. 136; Tarbox-Lost pp. 183, 185, 279.
Home video: DVD.
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