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Racconto d’Inverno

Alternative title
Winter’s Tale, The
Synopsis
A version of The Winter’s Tale. Cines’ press material reads ‘a magnificent series of pictures dealing with episodes in Shakespeare’s wonderful tragedy. Acted in the most perfect manner, amid scenes of splendour that bewilder...and charm the eye’.
Country
Italy
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Silent
Year of release
1910
Duration
26 mins; 948 feet
Availability
Presumed a lost film.

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Winter’s Tale, The
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Reviews
Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968 (p. 115). Ball notes that he has been unable to find any information on the film beyond the Cines publicity material.

Production Company

Name

Cines

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