Headline
Over-realistic Film: Lioness Devours Actor
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Publication Date
1924-03-22
- Publication Year
1924
Page
6
Film Projector / Film(s)
Quo Vadis?
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Actors
Amleto Novelli
Director
Enrico Guazzoni
Writer
Henryk Sienkiewicz (novel)
Country
Italy
Released
1913-03-01
Runtime
120 min
Genre
Drama
Language
None
Plot
An epic Italian film "Quo Vadis" influenced many of the later movies.
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Summary
It is reported from Rome that a piece of over-realistic film acting led to a lioness tearing an actor to pieces. During the filming of a scene in 'Quo Vadis,' a group of lions and lionesses was released into the arena, where 50 actors and actresses were playing parts of Christians. Suddenly, a lioness sprang onto the platform, seized an actor, mangled him, and bit his head right off.
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