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Ugo Falena

Italian film director (1875-1931) · Italy · On the map · Directors · Died at 56

Ugo Falena was an Italian silent film director and occasional opera librettist. His films include Otello (1909), Beatrice Cenci (1911), William Tell (1911), Romeo and Juliet (1912), and a notable adaptation of Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana (1916) featuring the soprano who sang at the premiere of the opera, itself,...

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1931Died20 September 19311919Julian the ApostateFilm, DirectorLolitaFilm, 1919Director1918Frate SoleFilm, Director1917Anna KarenineFilm, Director1916A Trick of the LightFilm, DirectorLa piccola ombraFilm, 1916Director1914The Ghost KingFilm, Director, Writer1913In Love and WarFilm, Writer1912Beatrice d'EsteFilm, Director1911Guglielmo TellFilm, DirectorTristano e IsoldaFilm, 1911Director1910Lucrezia BorgiaFilm, Director1909OthelloFilmThe Lady With the CameliasFilm, 1909Director1875Born25 April 1875

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His films include Otello (1909), Beatrice Cenci (1911), William Tell (1911), Romeo and Juliet (1912), and a notable adaptation of Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana (1916) featuring the soprano who sang at the premiere of the opera, itself, Gemma Bellincioni. He also wrote the libretto for Alfano's opera, L’ultimo Lord.

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Italy
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1875 to 1931 · aged 56

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