The Ship (1921)
The newly-settled city of Venice in the Sixth Century AD: A wandering people struggle to establish Christian Theocracy. Basiliola Faledro, an exotic dancer, wicked and cunning, arrives from faraway lands seeking to avenge her pagan lineage; Her father and brothers blinded and humilated by frenzied zealots. Her primary targets are the brothers Gràtico, both newly-elected to positions of power: One, Marco, an arbiter and tribune, the other, Sergio, a bishop. The title refers to a bold pronouncement made by Deaconess Ema Gràtico to her subjects the Venetians, a seafaring and desperate tribe-- That their native homeland is aboard a ship.
Directors: Gabriellino D'Annunzio, Mario Roncoroni.
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Ida Rubinstein as Basiliola |
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Alfredo Boccolini as Marco Gràtico |
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Ciro Galvani as Sergio Gràtico |
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Mary Cleo Tarlarini as La diaconessa Ema |
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Mario Mariani as Il monaco Traba |
| Sound | Ildebrando Pizzetti | Music |
| Crew | Narciso Maffeis | Cinematography |
| Production | Arturo Ambrosio | Producer |
| Directing | Gabriellino D'Annunzio | Director |
| Directing | Mario Roncoroni | Director |
| Writing | Gabriele D'Annunzio | Novel |
| Writing | Gabriellino D'Annunzio | Writer |
