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A Roman Orgy

19118 minFrance
Drama

Synopsis

The Roman emperor Elagabalus presides over a court where pleasure and cruelty meet. His decision to unleash lions on a slave turns the imperial spectacle into a display of arbitrary power.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
7:43
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

Languages and subtitles

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Wikimedia Commons · Louis Feuillade · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsLouis Feuillade

Historical context

Louis Feuillade made this historical drama for Gaumont. Its representation of ancient Rome belongs to early cinema's theatrical spectacles, rather than serving as a documentary account of the emperor's reign.

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