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Virginius (1909)

Virginius poster
Directed by
J. Stuart Blackton
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent short film from 1909 directed by J. Stuart Blackton. It tells a story based on a play by Irish playwright James Sheridan Knowles, featuring vaudeville actor Maurice Costello and Earle Williams.

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What happens

Virginius è un cortometraggio muto del 1909 diretto da J. Stuart Blackton.I due interpreti sono il famoso attore di vaudeville Maurice Costello e Earle Williams, al suo quarto film.Il soggetto è tratto dal lavoro teatrale del commediografo irlandese James Sheridan Knowles (1784-1862) che ebbe nel 1912 un rifacimento dallo stesso titolo interpretato e diretto da Hal Reid. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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