1. 1911 L'Inferno | Loosely adapted from Dante's Divine Comedy and inspired by the
illustrations of Gustav Doré the original silent film has been restored
and has a new score by Tangerine Dream. Director: Francesco Bertolini Stars: Salvatore Papa, Arturo Pirovano | |
2. 1913 Quo vadis | A religious woman seeks to save her people from
destruction by seducing and murdering the enemy leader, but her plans
get complicated once she falls for him Director: Enrico Guazzoni Stars: Amleto Novelli, Gustavo Serena | |
3. 1913 Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei | Two love triangles intersect in ancient Pompei. Director: Mario Caserini Stars: Fernanda Negri Pouget, Eugenia Tettoni Fior | |
4. 1914 Cabiria | Three centuries before Christus. Young Cabiria is kidnapped by some
pirates during one eruption of the Etna. She is sold as a slave in
Carthage, and as she is just going to be sacrificed to god Moloch,
Cabiria is rescued by both Fulvio Axilla, a Roman noble, and his giant
slave Maciste. Director: Giovanni Pastrone Stars: Italia Almirante-Manzini, Lidia Quaranta | |
5. 1915 Assunta Spina | Napoli, gli inizi del secolo. Assunta Spina è una bella stiratrice ed ha
per amante Michele, ma Raffaele continua a girarle attorno. Director: Francesca Bertini Stars: Francesca Bertini, Gustavo Serena | |
6. 1915 Maciste | A young girl, pursued by a band of conspirators, hides in a movie
theatre where she watches the film Cabiria. She determines to seek the
aid of that film's strongman, Maciste. Director: Luigi Romano Borgnetto Stars: Bartolomeo Pagano, Leone Papa | |
7. 1916 Cenere | Anania grows to adulthood and retains possession of an amulet, but he
is haunted by his mother’s absence and tries to locate her. Director: Giovanni Pastrone Stars: Pina Menichelli, Febo Mari | |
8. 1917 Thaïs | Paphnutius, a wealthy Alexandrian, is about to embrace the new faith of
Christianity, but is persuaded by a friend to first see Thais, the most
notable courtesan of her time. Director: Hugo Ballin Stars: Mary Garden, Hamilton Revelle | |
9. 1918 Fabiola | It is an adaptation of the 1854 novel Fabiola by Nicholas Patrick Wiseman about the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire. Director: Enrico Guazzoni Stars: Giulia Cassini-Rizzotto, Bruto Castellani | |
10. 1918 La storia di un peccato | Director: Carmine Gallone Stars: Soava Gallone, Ciro Galvani | |
11. 1921 The Mechanical Man | The mechanical man possess super-human
speed and strength. The scientist is killed however by a gang of
criminals, led by a woman named Mado, who wish to get the instructions
for building the mechanical man. Director: André Deed Stars: Giulia Costa, André Deed | |
12. 1924 Messalina | It portrays the life of Messalina, the third wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius. Director: Enrico Guazzoni Stars: Rina De Liguoro, Calisto Bertramo | |
13. 1924 Quo Vadis | Watch the Apostles and other followers like Saul preach the gospel and
spread the message of love and hope in this high quality entertaining
animated feature for your kids and family. Director: Gabriellino D'Annunzio Stars: Emil Jannings, Elena Sangro | |
14. 1926 Maciste in the Lion's Cage | Maciste in the Lion's Cage was part of the popular Maciste series of films. It was the penultimate film of the silent series. Director: Guido Brignone Stars: Bartolomeo Pagano, Elena Sangro | |
15. 1935 Don Bosco | The film is a portrayal of the life of the Catholic Priest John Bosco (1815–1888). It was made by Riccardo Gualino's Lux Film, one of the bigger Italian companies of the era. Director: Goffredo Alessandrini Stars: Gianpaolo Rosmino, Maria Vincenza Stiffi | |
16. 1936 Amazzoni bianche | Commedia degli equivoci di ambiente sportivo. In montagna, un circolo di
sciatori organizza una gara per sole signorine con un vistoso premio di
duecentomila lire per la prima classificata. Director: Gennaro Righelli Stars: Dusca Alexandrowna, Maria Arcione | |
17. 1938 Ettore Fieramosca | Ettore Fieramosca is a 1938 Italian historical film directed by
Alessandro Blasetti and starring Gino Cervi, Mario Ferrari and Elisa
Cegani. Director: Alessandro Blasetti Stars: Gino Cervi, Mario Ferrari |