1911 Movies
Take a nostalgic look back at the top movies of 1911, celebrating the films, directors and actors that defined the year and left a lasting legacy in the world of entertainment.
The Padre
Directed by: Jonathan Sobol
Outline: It is the early days of California. Father Sebastian, trudging his way on foot from the Mission, his attention is attracted to the wall of an infant coming from the crest of a ridge. He ...
The Lost Chord
Starring: William Bewer, Christel Holch, Rigmor Jerichau
Country: United States of America
La mégère apprivoisée
Directed by: Henri Desfontaines
Starring: Romuald Joubé, Denis d'Inès, Trouhanova, Cécile Didier
Outline: The swaggering Petruchio agrees to marry the spitting hellcat, Katherine.
Directed by: Francesco Bertolini,Giuseppe de Liguoro
Starring: Giuseppe de Liguoro, Ubaldo Maria Del Colle
Country: Italy
Directed by: Georges Méliès
Country: France
Amor fatal
Directed by: Grigore Brezeanu
Starring: Lucia Sturza-Bulandra, Tony Bulandra, Constantin Neamtu-Ottonel, Aurel Barbelian
Country: United States of America
Dante's Inferno
Directed by: Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan, Giuseppe de Liguoro
Starring: Salvatore Papa, Arturo Pirovano, Giuseppe de Liguoro, Pier Delle Vigne
Country: United States of America
Outline: Loosely adapted from Dante's Divine Comedy and inspired by the illustrations of Gustav Doré the original silent film has been restored and has a new score by Tangerine Dream.
Karadjordje
Directed by: Ilija Stanojevic-Cica
Starring: Jovan Antonijevic-Djedo, Teodora Arsenovic, Vitomir Bogic, Mileva Bosnjakovic
Country: United States of America
Outline: This is the oldest found dramatic film from Serbia made in 1911. "Karadjordje" is a biography of a famed leader of a rebellion against the Turkish empire in 1804. We can see his whole life ...
The Traitress
Directed by: Urban Gad
Starring: Asta Nielsen, Max Obal, Robert Valberg, Emil Albes
Outline: A woman betrays the regiment location in which the officer she is interested in is assigned because he despises her, only to regret it when he is caught and try to free him.
Den sorte drøm
Directed by: Urban Gad
Starring: Asta Nielsen, Valdemar Psilander, Gunnar Helsengreen, Emil Albes
Country: United States of America
Outline: Two men of high rank are both wooing the beautiful and famous equestrian acrobat Stella. While Stella ignores the jeweler Hirsch, she accepts Count von Waldberg's offer to follow her home, ...
Captain Midnight, the Bush King
Directed by: Alfred Rolfe
Starring: Alfred Rolfe, Lily Dampier, Raymond Longford, Lottie Lyell
Country: United States of America
Der fremde Vogel
Directed by: Urban Gad
Starring: Asta Nielsen, Hans Mierendorff, Eugenie Werner, Louis Ralph
Country: United States of America
Outline: Vacationing in Germany, May falls for boatman Max. Her father disapproves and during a night of romance between the young couple Max drowns.
Oborona Sevastopolya
Directed by: Vasili Goncharov, Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
Starring: Andrej Gromov, N. Semyonov, Olga Petrova-Zvantseva, Ivan Mozzhukhin
Country: United States of America
Outline: First film ever that was shot by two cameras. Set in 1854-1855, in Sevastopol and Yalta during the Crimean War. Admirals Kornilov (Mozzhukhin) and Nakhimov (Gromov) organize the defense ...
The Great Moment
Directed by: Urban Gad
Starring: Asta Nielsen, Hugo Flink, Emil Albes, Max Obal
Pinocchio
Directed by: Giulio Antamoro
Starring: Polidor, Augusto Mastripietri, Natalino Guillaume, Lea Giunchi
Country: United States of America
Outline: The old carpenter Geppeto manufactures in his workshop a wooden puppet that will soon come alive. For an hour the doll will live a thousand and one adventures: he will be judged, hanged, ...
The Crusaders
Directed by: Enrico Guazzoni
Starring: Amleto Novelli, Gianna Terribili-Gonzales, Carlo Cattaneo, Emilio Ghione
In the Hands of Impostors
Directed by: August Blom
Starring: Clara Pontoppidan, Lauritz Olsen, Thora Meincke, Otto Lagoni
Country: United States of America
As in a Looking Glass
Directed by: D.W. Griffith
Starring: Wilfred Lucas, Claire McDowell, Edna Foster
Outline: A father's drinking leads him to neglect his family. His young son emulates his father's actions when playing with his friends. The father sees his vices reflected in the child's play and resolves to change his ways.
Anna Karenina
Directed by: Maurice Maître
Starring: M. Sorochtina, M. Trojanov, Nikolai Vasilyev, Mamonova
Country: United States of America
Outline: Countess Anna Karenina is torn between her lover Vronsky, and her husband, Count Karenin. Anna's love to Vronsky causes her much pain and social pressure. Her passion to Vronsky drives Anna...
Balletdanserinden
Directed by: August Blom
Starring: Svend Bille, Otto Lagoni, Valdemar Møller, Asta Nielsen
Outline: The ballet pupil Camilla Favier tells the author Jean Mayol that she had learned all lines of the main character in his new play. When the stage manager announces that the leading lady is ...
Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road
Directed by: Alfred Rolfe
Starring: Lily Dampier, Lottie Lyell, Augustus Neville, Alfred Rolfe
Country: United States of America
Dienertreue
Directed by: Walter Schmidthässler
Starring: Max Mack
Beatrice Cenci
Directed by: Ugo Falena
Starring: Maria Jacobini
Dan Morgan
L'île d'épouvante
Directed by: Joë Hamman
Starring: Joë Hamman
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