Nerone
Also known as Nero; or, The Fall of Rome in the USA : [Nero and the Burning of Rome]
(1909) Italian
B&W : One reel / 338 metres
Directed by Luigi Maggi

Cast: Alberto Capozzi, Lydia de Roberti, Luigi Maggi, Mirra Principi, Ercole Vaser, Ernesto Vaser, Serafino Vite, Mario Voller-Buzzi

Società Anonima Ambrosio production; distributed by [?] Società Anonima Ambrosio? / Produced by Arturo Ambrosio. Scenario by Decoroso Bonifanti and Arrigo Frusta. Cinematography by Giovanni Vitrotti. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The film was released in Germany on 28 October 1909. The film was released in the USA on 1 November 1909.

Drama: Historical.

Reviews: [Moving Picture World, 6 November 1909, page ?] : We sat in simple amazement at the marvelous manner in which the production had been staged, artistically dressed, lighted and photographed. We seemed, for all the world, to be looking on a production of Mansfield, Irving or some great producing actor who is determined to give the public a chef d’oeuvre. It was no simple comedy scene, but one demanding all the magnificent effects of procession, brilliancy of costume and acting, and finally the great conflagration of Rome; such a marvelous realism of effect that as we sat and watched this colored part of the film we seemed, as it were, to hear the cries of the victims.

Survival Status: Print exists.

Keywords: Ancient Romans - Ancient Rome - Ancient world - Beards - Busts - Crime: Murder - Crowds - Dancers - Death: Murder - Divorce - Fire - Italy: Rome - Musical instruments - Negroes - Roman Empire - Servants - Smoke - Soldiers: Roman - Statues - Trees - Visions - Water - Weapons: Swords - Wives

Listing updated: 5 August 2009.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Bardèche-History p. 50; Robinson-Palace p. 135 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.