The Eternal City

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The Eternal City (1915)

Directed by Edwin S. Porter, Hugh Ford

“Actual Scenes Staged in the Coliseum, Vatican Gardens and the Castle of St. Angelo. Scenic Splendor and overpowering dramatic appeal.”

Drama · 1h 20m

Leone, a Papal guard, is devastated when his wife drowns herself after mistakenly thinking that he had abandoned her. He turns over his son David to be brought up by nuns, then enters a monastery. David is brought to London and is raised to be a beggar and thief until he is rescued by Dr. Roselli, an Italian political refugee, who raises David with his daughter Donna Roma. Years later David gets heavily involved in Italian politics and incurs the enmity of the corrupt Italian Prime Minister, which leads him to discover the hidden secrets of his family's past--and present.

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Cast

Pauline Frederick Donna Roma Thomas Holding David Rossi - aka David Leone Kittens Reichert Little Roma
A
Arthur Oppenheim Little David
G
George Stillwell Leone
D
Della Bella Leone's Wife Frank Losee Baron Bonelli

Crew

Director
Edwin S. Porter, Hugh Ford
Novel
Hall Caine

Details

Release date
1915-04-12
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Famous Players Film Company