Bruto Castellani (1 December 1881– 1933) was an Italian

film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

of the

silent era A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

. Castellani appeared in more than thirty films during his career, including ''

Antony and Cleopatra ''Antony and Cleopatra'' is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed around 1607, by the King's Men at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre. Its first appearance in print was in the First Folio published ...

'' (1913).Hatchuel & Vienne-Guerrin p.294

Selected filmography

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'' (1913) * ''

Quo Vadis ''Quo vadis?'' (, ) is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you going?". It is commonly translated, quoting the KJV translation of John 13:36, as "Whither goest thou?" The phrase originates from the Christian tradition regarding Saint Peter's fi ...

'' (1913) * ''

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil wa ...

'' (1914) * '' Marco Visconti'' (1925) * '' The Beautiful Corsair'' (1928)

References

Bibliography

* Hatchuel, Sarah & Vienne-Guerrin, Nathalie. ''Shakespeare on Screen: The Roman Plays''. Publication Univ Rouen Havre, 2009.

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* 1881 births 1933 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male silent film actors Male actors from Rome 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-film-actor-stub