Gustavo Serena

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Quo Vadis? (1913)

During the latter years of the reign of the tyrannical Roman emperor Nero, Marcus Vinicius, one of Nero's officers, falls in love with a young Christian named Lygia, attempting to enslave her. Lygia's protector, the noble and burly Ursus, works to save her from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enrico Guazzoni
CAST:  Amleto Novelli  •  Gustavo Serena  •  Bruto Castellani  •  Amelia Cattaneo

During the latter years of the reign of the tyrannical Roman emperor Nero, Marcus Vinicius, one of Nero's officers, falls in love with a young Christian named Lygia, attempting to enslave her. Lygia's protector, the noble and burly Ursus, works to save her from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enrico Guazzoni
CAST:  Amleto Novelli  •  Gustavo Serena  •  Bruto Castellani  •  Amelia Cattaneo

Diana, the Enchantress (1915)

Diana is assigned to find out the details of the enemy's war tactics. Together with her partner in crime, Robertson, she manages to get in touch with Captain Argo and retrieves secret information. All is proceeding according to plan until Diana slowly gets torn by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustavo Serena
CAST:  Carlo Benetti  •  Francesca Bertini  •  Alfredo De Antoni  •  Gustavo Serena

Diana is assigned to find out the details of the enemy's war tactics. Together with her partner in crime, Robertson, she manages to get in touch with Captain Argo and retrieves secret information. All is proceeding according to plan until Diana slowly gets torn by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustavo Serena
CAST:  Carlo Benetti  •  Francesca Bertini  •  Alfredo De Antoni  •  Gustavo Serena

L'ira (1918)

Elena and Zefor are brothers. They live with their mother in a wild country where smuggling reigns. At their modest home, Zefor plays the violin while she dances to entertain the bandits. Arturo, one of them, has conquered Elena's heart. (IMDB)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eduardo Bencivenga
CAST:  Francesca Bertini  •  Gustavo Serena  •  Guido Trento  •  Cia Fornaroli

Elena and Zefor are brothers. They live with their mother in a wild country where smuggling reigns. At their modest home, Zefor plays the violin while she dances to entertain the bandits. Arturo, one of them, has conquered Elena's heart. (IMDB)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eduardo Bencivenga
CAST:  Francesca Bertini  •  Gustavo Serena  •  Guido Trento  •  Cia Fornaroli

Dora o Le spie (1919)

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DIRECTION:  Roberto Roberti
CAST:  Vera Vergani  •  Mina D'Orvella  •  Gustavo Serena  •  Guido Trento

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DIRECTION:  Roberto Roberti
CAST:  Vera Vergani  •  Mina D'Orvella  •  Gustavo Serena  •  Guido Trento

Re di danari (1936)

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DIRECTION:  Enrico Guazzoni
CAST:  Angelo Musco  •  Rosina Anselmi  •  Nerio Bernardi  •  Mario Ferrari

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DIRECTION:  Enrico Guazzoni
CAST:  Angelo Musco  •  Rosina Anselmi  •  Nerio Bernardi  •  Mario Ferrari

Lucrezia Borgia (1910)

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DIRECTION:  Ugo Falena
CAST:  Vittoria Lepanto  •  Achille Vitti  •  Gustavo Serena  •  Giovanni Pezzinga

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DIRECTION:  Ugo Falena
CAST:  Vittoria Lepanto  •  Achille Vitti  •  Gustavo Serena  •  Giovanni Pezzinga

The Lady of the Camellias (1915)

La Signora delle Camelie chronicles the tragic love story of courtesan Marguerite Gautier and provincial bourgeois Armand Duval. Armand’s father disapproves of the relationship and convinces Marguerite to leave Armand, making him believe that she has left him for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustavo Serena
CAST:  Carlo Benetti  •  Olga Benetti  •  Francesca Bertini  •  Antonio Cruichi

La Signora delle Camelie chronicles the tragic love story of courtesan Marguerite Gautier and provincial bourgeois Armand Duval. Armand’s father disapproves of the relationship and convinces Marguerite to leave Armand, making him believe that she has left him for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustavo Serena
CAST:  Carlo Benetti  •  Olga Benetti  •  Francesca Bertini  •  Antonio Cruichi

Fra Diavolo (1925)

The film depicts the daring endeavors of Michele Pezza, the patriot/ bandit who opposed the Napoleonic occupation of the Kingdom of Naples at the turn of the 19th century.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Gargiulo  •  Roberto Roberti
CAST:  Gustavo Serena  •  Tina Xeo  •  Arnold Kent  •  Giovanni Enrico Vidali

The film depicts the daring endeavors of Michele Pezza, the patriot/ bandit who opposed the Napoleonic occupation of the Kingdom of Naples at the turn of the 19th century.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Gargiulo  •  Roberto Roberti
CAST:  Gustavo Serena  •  Tina Xeo  •  Arnold Kent  •  Giovanni Enrico Vidali

Fedora (1916)

An Italian melodrama. Only the final reel survives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustavo Serena  •  Giuseppe de Liguoro
CAST:  Francesca Bertini  •  Carlo Benetti

An Italian melodrama. Only the final reel survives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustavo Serena  •  Giuseppe de Liguoro
CAST:  Francesca Bertini  •  Carlo Benetti

Il vetturale del Moncenisio (1954)

During the first Napoleonic expedition into Italy, Thibaud is seriously injured before being caught up in a mystery involving his wife, her rightful inheritance and his own daughter's happiness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guido Brignone
CAST:  Roldano Lupi  •  Virna Lisi  •  Arnoldo Foà  •  Jean Chevrier

During the first Napoleonic expedition into Italy, Thibaud is seriously injured before being caught up in a mystery involving his wife, her rightful inheritance and his own daughter's happiness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guido Brignone
CAST:  Roldano Lupi  •  Virna Lisi  •  Arnoldo Foà  •  Jean Chevrier

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DIRECTION:  Nino Giannini
CAST:  Annibale Betrone  •  Roberto Villa  •  Anna Valpreda  •  Fanny Marchiò

La grande rinuncia (1951)

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DIRECTION:  Aldo Vergano
CAST:  Lea Padovani  •  Donatella Marrosu  •  Giulia Germani  •  Luigi Tosi

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DIRECTION:  Aldo Vergano
CAST:  Lea Padovani  •  Donatella Marrosu  •  Giulia Germani  •  Luigi Tosi

Mariute (1918)

The actress Francesca Bertini, as every diva worthy of her name, always arrives on the set extremely late. One day, in the studio, she happened to hear a colleague actor who, back from the front, tells about the brutalities suffered by the civilians in the occupied ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edoardo Bencivenga
CAST:  Francesca Bertini  •  Alberto Albertini  •  Camillo De Riso  •  Livio Pavanelli

The actress Francesca Bertini, as every diva worthy of her name, always arrives on the set extremely late. One day, in the studio, she happened to hear a colleague actor who, back from the front, tells about the brutalities suffered by the civilians in the occupied ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edoardo Bencivenga
CAST:  Francesca Bertini  •  Alberto Albertini  •  Camillo De Riso  •  Livio Pavanelli
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