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English Nell (1900)

English Nell poster
Directed by
Charles Cartwright, William Kennedy Dickson
Genre
silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
2 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent short film about Nell Gwynne, the actress and mistress of King Charles II of England. It is based on a stage play.

historicalsilentshorttheatricalcostume dramaromanticstagedperiod piece

What happens

English Nell è un cortometraggio muto del 1900. Non si conosce il nome del regista che non viene riportato nei credit del film che ha come protagonista il personaggio storico di Nell Gwynne, attrice e amante ufficiale di Carlo II d'Inghilterra. Il soggetto si basa sul lavoro teatrale Simon Dale (1898) di Anthony Hope e Edward E. Rose. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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