Maciste in Love

1919 1h 34m IT

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Synopsis

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Maciste, for the first time, suddenly discovers to be in love. The object of his love is Ada, the daughter of Thompson, an enlightened industrialist persecuted by Bethel, a competitor without scruples. He first makes use of a small group of agitators in order to foment the workers, then he tries to affect his loved ones, kidnapping his daughter. But he hasn’t squared things up with Maciste. In Maciste innamorato private and politic life interlace and condition each other. Maciste, a new popular hero, acts in advance of his time and sees himself as a media idol: after punishing the instigators, the crowd will recognize him as a movie star and promptly forget their claims carrying him shoulder-high. A hero, though, doomed to an unhappy love.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bartolomeo Pagano
Maciste
Linda Moglia
Miss Ada Thompson
Ruggero Capodaglio
Cavicchioni
Orlando Ricci
Sig. Thompson
Letizia Quaranta

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luigi Romano Borgnetto
Languages: No Language

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ERA

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107 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Maciste (Bartolomeo Pagano) - Collezione" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Luigi Romano Borgnetto, shot by Alvaro De Simone. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Bartolomeo Pagano and Linda Moglia and Ruggero Capodaglio carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Luigi Romano Borgnetto directs. Alvaro De Simone behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in No Language.

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1107 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Maciste (Bartolomeo Pagano) - Collezione" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Luigi Romano Borgnetto, shot by Alvaro De Simone. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Bartolomeo Pagano and Linda Moglia and Ruggero Capodaglio carry the top of the cast.