The Fall of Troy (1911)
- Original title
- La caduta di Troia
- Directed by
- Luigi Romano Borgnetto, Giovanni Pastrone
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, sword-and-sandal film, historical film, war film
- Country
- Kingdom of Italy
- Runtime
- 33 min
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This silent short film adapts the story of the Trojan War from Homer's Iliad. It shows the key events and characters from the ancient conflict.
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What happens
The Fall of Troy (Italian: La caduta di Troia) is a 1911 Italian silent short film directed by Giovanni Pastrone and Luigi Romano Borgnetto. It is the first known cinematographic adaptation of Homer's epic poem, the Iliad. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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