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Directed by | Edwin S. Porter Hugh Ford |
Based on | The Eternal City by Hall Caine |
Starring | Pauline Frederick |
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Distributed by | Select Film Booking Agency |
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Running time | 8,500 feet 120 mins. |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Eternal City is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Hugh Ford and Edwin S. Porter, produced by Adolph Zukor. The movie stars Pauline Frederick in her debut film role,[1] The production is based upon the 1901 novel and 1902 Broadway play of the same name by Hall Caine that starred Viola Allen and Frederic De Belleville.[2] Much of The Eternal City was shot on location in England and Italy before being interrupted by the start of the Great War. The film was released through the specially created Select Film Booking Agency for the Famous Players Film Company.
The Eternal City is now considered lost.[3] It was remade in 1923, directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Barbara La Marr, Bert Lytell, and Lionel Barrymore.[4]