Mare Nostrum (film)
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| Written by: | Willis Goldbeck from a novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez |
| Starring: | Antonio Moreno, Mickey Brantford, Alice Terry |
| Directed by: | Rex Ingram |
| Photography by: | John F. Seitz |
| Distributed by: | MGM |
| Release Date: | 1926 |
Mare Nostrum (1926) is a silent film set during World War I.
[edit] Production
The young Michael Powell worked as an apprentice grip on the film, having been introduced by set-designer Harry Lachman. The part of The Triton was played by the French strongman Apollon (Louis Uni, b.1862-d.1928), who is considered to be one of the strongest men in history.
Long thought lost, the film has recently been re-discovered and restored.
[edit] Cultural impact
An early spy film that was enormously popular in its time, it features much fine silent acting. The special effects may appear laughable to modern sophisticates but represent the start of the journey towards modern technologies.
[edit] Plot summary
The Spanish captain of the eponymous fishing boat in the Mediterranean Sea during World War I falls in love with a German spy.
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