L'Odissea (1911 film)
| L'Odissea | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan and Giuseppe De Liguoro |
| Based on | Odyssey by Homer |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Emilio Roncarolo |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Helios |
Release date |
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Running time | 34 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Silent film |
| Budget | $200,000[1] |
L'Odissea is a 1911 Italian silent film, adapted from Homer's Odyssey. The film was made in the context of the world's fair of Turin International in 1911, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Unification of Italy, where he launched a film competition for films artistic, scientific and with educational purposes.
Released in 1912 in the United States it was welcomed, in the trade journal The Moving Picture World, the movie was proclaimed as marking "a new epoch in the history of the motion picture as a factory of education".[2]
Notes
- ↑ Constantine Santas,James M. Wilson, Maria Colavito, Djoymi Baker, The Encyclopedia of Epic Films, Lanham (USA), Plymouth (UK), 2014
- ↑ Epes W. Sargent, Advertising for Exhibitors, The Moving Picture World, New York – Chicago, 16 March 1912
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