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The White Sister (1923)

A love that outlived passion!

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 2H 15M

Director : Henry King

Synopsis

Angela Chiaromonte is the daughter of a wealthy Italian prince who is killed in a fall from his horse. Though Angela stands to inherit half of a large estate, her older half-sister burns the will and thus inherits everything herself, throwing Angela into poverty. Fortunately, Angela is engaged to marry dashing Captain Giovanni Severi - but he soon is captured by Arabs while on an expedition to Africa. Believing him dead, Angela, dedicating her life to his memory, becomes a nun, unaware that her lover has escaped his captors and is returning to Italy. The dramatic climax takes place against a backdrop of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

Actors

Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Angela Chiaromonte
Ronald Colman
Ronald Colman
Capt. Giovanni Severi
Gail Kane
Gail Kane
Marchesa di Mola
J. Barney Sherry
J. Barney Sherry
Monsignor Saracinesca
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
Prince Chiaromonte
Juliette La Violette
Juliette La Violette
Madame Bernard
Gustavo Serena
Gustavo Serena
Prof. Ugo Severi
Alfredo Bertone
Alfredo Bertone
Filmore Durand
Roman Ibanez
Roman Ibanez
Count del Ferice
Alfredo Martinelli
Alfredo Martinelli
Alfredo del Ferice
Ida Carloni Talli
Ida Carloni Talli
Mother Superior
Giovanni Viccola
Giovanni Viccola
Gen. Mazzini
Antonio Barda
Antonio Barda
Alfredo's Tutor
Giacomo D'Attino
Giacomo D'Attino
Solicitor to the Prince
Michele Gualdi
Michele Gualdi
Solicitor to Count
Giuseppe Pavoni
Giuseppe Pavoni
The Archbishop
Francesco Socinus
Francesco Socinus
Prof. Torricelli
Sheik Mahomet
Sheik Mahomet
The Bedouin Chief
James E. Abbe
James E. Abbe
Lt. Rossini
Duncan Mansfield
Duncan Mansfield
Cmdr. Dorato

Crews

Henry King
Henry King
Director
Francis Marion Crawford
Francis Marion Crawford
Novel
George V. Hobart
George V. Hobart
Writer
Charles E. Whittaker
Charles E. Whittaker
Writer
Henry King
Henry King
Producer
Joseph Carl Breil
Joseph Carl Breil
Original Music Composer
Roy F. Overbaugh
Roy F. Overbaugh
Director of Photography
Duncan Mansfield
Duncan Mansfield
Editor
Robert M. Haas
Robert M. Haas
Art Direction
Joseph C. Boyle
Joseph C. Boyle
Production Manager

Posters and backgrounds

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