The Fire

1916 0h 45m IT

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 14

Drama

Synopsis

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A film based on Gabriele D'Annunzio's novel The Flame. Pina Menichelli plays a vamp who ruins a painter's life just for the fun of it.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pina Menichelli
Poet
Febo Mari
Mario Alberti
Felice Minotti

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Giovanni Pastrone
Writers: Febo Mari, Giovanni Pastrone
Languages: No Language
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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Tight 45-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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110 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Giovanni Pastrone, shot by Segundo de Chomón. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Pina Menichelli and Febo Mari and Felice Minotti carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0173869 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Giovanni Pastrone directs. Segundo de Chomón behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 45-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2110 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Giovanni Pastrone, shot by Segundo de Chomón. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Pina Menichelli and Febo Mari and Felice Minotti carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0173869 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.