La Tosca (1918)
- Directed by
- Edward José
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A story set in Rome about an opera singer caught between her love for a political fugitive and the advances of a corrupt police chief. She makes a desperate deal that leads to devastating consequences.
romanticsuspensefultragicdramaticslow-burngloomyhistoricalearnest
What happens
La Tosca is a 1918 American drama silent film directed by Edward José and written by Charles E. Whittaker after the play La Tosca by Victorien Sardou. The film stars Pauline Frederick, Frank Losee, Jules Raucourt, Henry Hebert and W.H. Forestelle. Some of the film was shot on location in Jacksonville and Fort Marion, Florida. The film was released on March 25, 1918, by Paramount Pictures. Another film adaptation of the play was made in Italy in the same year, starring Francesca Bertini. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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