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The Italian is a american film of genre Drama directed by Reginald Barker released in USA on 1 january 1915 with George Beban

The Italian (1915)

The Italian
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Released in USA 1 january 1915
Length 1h18
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating65% 3.288153.288153.288153.288153.28815

The Italian is a 1915 American silent film feature which tells the story of an Italian gondolier who comes to the United States to make his fortune but instead winds up working as a shoeshiner and experiencing tragedy while living with his wife and child in a tenement on New York's Lower East Side. The film was produced by Thomas H. Ince, directed by Reginald Barker, and co-written by C. Gardner Sullivan and Ince. The film stars stage actor George Beban in the title role as the Italian immigrant, Pietro "Beppo" Donnetti. In 1991, this film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Synopsis

The film tells the story of Pietro "Beppo" Donnetti. Donnetti is a poor, but happy, gondolier in Venice, Italy. Beppo falls in love with Annette Ancello, but her father, Trudo, wants her to marry another suitor, one who is a successful businessman. If Beppo can prove himself within a year, Trudo agrees to allow him to marry Annette.

Actors

George Beban

(Pietro "Beppo" Donnetti)Clara Williams

(Annette Ancello Donnetti)Leo Willis

(Bill Corrigan)
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