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Il gigante delle Dolomiti

Il gigante delle Dolomiti

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1927•1h 32m•9.0/10
DramaActionAdventure

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The Giant of the Dolomites (Italian: Il gigante delle Dolomiti) is a 1927 Italian silent adventure film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Bartolomeo Pagano, Aldo Marus and Elena Lunda.[1] It was the last in a series of silent films featuring the peplum hero Maciste, but the character was later revived in the 1960s.

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Production

Società Anonima Stefano Pittaluga

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Bartolomeo Pagano

Maciste, la guida alpina

Aldo Marus

Il nipotino Hans

Elena Lunda

Vanna Dardos

Dolly Grey

Dolly Grey

Maud, la pittrice

Andrea Habay

Andrea Habay

Ing. Ewert

Luigi Serventi

Luigi Serventi

Müller, l'avventurieno

Mario Saio

Augusto Poggioli

Augusto Bandini

Augusto Bandini

Oreste Grandi

Schulz il contrabbandiere

Felice Minotti

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