His Holiness Pope Leo XIII

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His Holiness Pope Leo XIII (1898)

Directed by William K.L. Dickson

· 2m

From Wikipedia: Sua Santità papa Leone XIII (Italian for "His Holiness Pope Leo XIII") is an 1898 short film directed by William Kennedy Dickson for the Biograph Company and is one of the first existing films shot in the Kingdom of Italy. The short film was shot in the Vatican gardens between June and July of that year (possibly on January 4), after a long wait and negotiations with the prefect of the Apostolic Chamber Francesco Salesio Della Volpe and with the intercession of the pontiff's nephew, Count Pecci. It is a montage of three different shots with the blessing of Pope Leo XIII, eighty-eight years old at the time, and was probably filmed on Kodak film.

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Director
William K.L. Dickson

Details

Original title
Sua Santità papa Leone XIII
Release date
1898-07-01
Runtime
2m
Original language
IT