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The Eternal City

(en)

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

1915

1h20m

The Eternal City

Drama

Overview: 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.

Status: Released

Release date: April 12, 1915

Countries of origin: United States of America,

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Production company:
  • Famous Players Film Company

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Pauline Frederick

Pauline Frederick

as Donna Roma

Thomas Holding

Thomas Holding

as David Rossi - a...

Kittens Reichert

Kittens Reichert

as Little Roma

Arthur Oppenheim

Arthur Oppenheim

as Little David

George Stillwell

George Stillwell

as Leone

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