Luigi Maggi (21 December 1867 – 22 August 1946) was an Italian actor and film director who worked prolifically during the silent era. Working for Ambrosio Film he co-directed the 1908 hit film The Last Days of Pompeii, which launched the historical epic as a popular Italian genre.[1]
Luigi Maggi | |
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| Born | 21 December 1867 |
| Died | 22 August 1946 (aged 78) Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1906–1928 |
Selected filmography
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edit- Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (The Last Days of Pompeii) (1908)
- Nerone (Nero) (1909)
- Galileo Galilei (1909)
- Il guanto (The Glove) (1910), a rediscovered lost film[citation needed]
- Nozze d'oro (After Fifty Years, The Golden Wedding) (1911)
- The Queen of Nineveh (1911)
- Il fornaretto di Venezia (1914), with Paola Pezzaglia
- La bambola vivente (1924)
References
edit- ^ Moliterno p.6
Sources
edit- Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
- Winkler, Martin M. Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
External links
edit- Luigi Maggi at IMDb
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