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Romola( 1924)

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Overview

In Renaissance Florence, a Florentine trader meets a shipwrecked stranger, who introduces himself as Tito Melema, a young Italianate-Greek scholar. Tito becomes acquainted with several other Florentines, including Nello the barber and a young girl named Tessa. He is also introduced to a blind scholar named Bardo de' Bardi, and his daughter Romola. As Tito becomes settled in Florence, assisting Bardo with classical studies, he falls in love with Romola.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Lillian Gish

      Romola

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      Dorothy Gish

      Tessa

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      William Powell

      Tito Melema

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      Ronald Colman

      Carlo Bucellini

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      Charles Lane

      Baldassar Calvo

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      Herbert Grimwood

      Savonarola

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      Bonaventura Ibáñez

      Bardo Bardi

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      Frank Puglia

      Adolfo Spini

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      Amelia Summerville

      Brigida

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      Tina Ceccaci Renaldi

      Monna Ghita

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      Eduilio Mucci

      Nello

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      Angela Scatigna

      Bratti

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      Ugo Uccellini

      Bishop of Nemours

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      Alfredo Martinelli

      Captain of the Barque

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      Attilo Deodati

      Tomaso

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      Gastone Barnardi

      Council of Eight member

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      Alfredo Bertone

      Piero de Medici

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      Pietro Betti

      Fra Sylvestro

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      Gino Borsi

      Captain of the Barque

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      Toto Lo Bue

      Fra Benaducci

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      Ferdinando Chianese

      Archbishop

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      Francesco Ciancamerla

      Council of Eight member

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      Baron Alfredo Del Judici

      Council of Eight member

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      Carlo Duse

      Bargello

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      Alfredo Fossi

      Pirate Gallery Master

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      Marchese Fabrizio Gonzaga

      Banquet Guest

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      Marchese Imperiale

      Banquet Guest

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      Baron Serge Kopfe

      Council of Eight member

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      Enrico Monti

      Council of Eight member

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      Pietro Nistri

      Pirate Captain

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      Princess Bianca Raffaello

      Banquet Guest

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      Thelma Raye

      Bit Part

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      Rinaldo Rinaldi

      Council of Eight member

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      Princess Isabella Romanoff

      Banquet Guest

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      Giovanni Salvini

      Council of Eight member

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      Prince Alexander Talone

      Banquet Guest

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      Countess Tamburini

      Banquet Guest

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      Countess Tolombi

      Banquet Guest

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      Baron Giuseppe Winspere

      Council of Eight member

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      Giuseppe Zocchi

      Executioner

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 06 2022
    It's actually quite hard to get excited about this rather dreary adaptation of George Eliot's quite gripping story of love and survival during the turbulent events in late 15th century Florence. As was common at the time of her writing this story (1862), she used language to expertly craft and deliver a tapestry of interwoven themes and characterisations that created a rich, multi-layered series of themes. Well, sadly for this, much of these have been thrown under the bus, and we are left with the two Gish sisters in a melodramatic tale of deception and intrigue all right, but not amongst the M...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    497234.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • florence, italy
    • silent film
    • renaissance