Underplayed Gems

Doctor Antonio (1914)

Doctor Antonio poster
Directed by
Eleuterio Rodolfi
Genre
drama film, silent film, romance film
Country
Italy
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In the mid-nineteenth century an Italian revolutionary falls in love with a wealthy young Englishwoman. The story unfolds against a backdrop of political unrest and social divides.

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What happens

Doctor Antonio (Italian:Il dottor Antonio) is a 1914 Italian silent historical film directed by Eleuterio Rodolfi and starring Hamilton Revelle, Fernanda Negri Pouget and Alfredo Bertone. It is an adaptation of the 1855 novel Doctor Antonio by Giovanni Ruffini. In the mid-nineteenth century an Italian revolutionary falls in love with a wealthy young Englishwoman. It was made by the Turin-based studio Ambrosio Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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