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{{Short description|Italian actor and film director}}
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| name = Luigi Maggi
| image = Luigi = Maggi.jpg
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| birth_date = 21 December{{Birth date|df=yes|1867|12|21}}
| birth_place = [[Turin]], [[Piedmont]] <br />, [[Italy]]
| death_date = 22{{death Augustdate and age|df=yes|1946|08|22|1867|12|21}}
| death_place = Turin, Piedmont <br />, Italy
| othername =
| occupation = Actor, <br /> Directordirector
| yearsactive = 1906–1928
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'''Luigi Maggi''' (21 December 21, 1867 – 22 August 22, 1946) was an [[Italy|Italian]] actor and film director who worked prolifically during the [[Silent film|silent era]]. Working for [[Ambrosio Film]] he co-directed the 1908 hit film ''[[The Last Days of Pompeii (1908 film)|The Last Days of Pompeii]]'', which launched the [[historical epic]] as a popular Italian genre.<ref>Moliterno p.6</ref>
 
==Selected filmography==
 
===Director===
*''[[The Last Days of Pompeii (1908 film)|Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei]]'' (''The Last Days of Pompeii]]'') (1908)
*''[[The Fall of TroyNero (1909 film)|The Fall of TroyNerone]]'' (1908''Nero'') (1909)
*''[[Nero{{ill|Galileo Galilei (1909 film)|Nero]]lt=Galileo Galilei|it|Galileo Galilei (film)}}'' (1909)
*''[[Il guanto]]'' (''The Glove'') (1910), a [[List of rediscovered films|rediscovered lost film]]
*''[[Galileo Galilei (1909 film)|Galileo Galilei]]'' (1909)
*''{{ill|Nozze d'oro|it}}'' (''After Fifty Years'', ''The Golden Wedding'') (1911)
*''[[Il Fornaretto di Venezia]]'' (1914), with [[Paola Pezzaglia]]
* ''The Queen of Nineveh'' (1911)
*''{{ill|Il fornaretto di Venezia (1914 film)|lt=Il fornaretto di Venezia|it|Il fornaretto di Venezia (film 1914)}}'' (1914), with [[Paola Pezzaglia]]
*''{{ill|La bambola vivente|it}}'' (1924)
 
== References ==
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| NAME = Maggi, Luigi
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Italian actor
| DATE OF BIRTH = 21 December 1867
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Turin]], [[Piedmont]] [[Italy]]
| DATE OF DEATH = 22 August 1946
| PLACE OF DEATH = Turin, Piedmont Italy
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Latest revision as of 05:19, 8 September 2023

Luigi Maggi
Born(1867-12-21)21 December 1867
Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Died22 August 1946(1946-08-22) (aged 78)
Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1906–1928

Luigi Maggi (21 December 1867 – 22 August 1946) was an Italian actor and film director who worked prolifically during the silent era. Working for Ambrosio Film he co-directed the 1908 hit film The Last Days of Pompeii, which launched the historical epic as a popular Italian genre.[1]

Selected filmography[edit]

Director[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Moliterno p.6

Sources[edit]

  • Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
  • Winkler, Martin M. Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.

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