Gabriele D'Annunzio
Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863-1938), born Gaetano Rapagnetto d'Annunzio, was an Italian poet, playwright, orator, journalist, aristocrat, and army officer during World War I. He occupied a prominent place in Italian literature and political life. He was often referred to under the epithets Il Vate ("the Poet") or Il Profeta ("the Prophet").
He is best known for his novels Il Piacere (1889), L'Innocente (1892), poetry collection Alcyone (1903) and his contribution to silent film epic Cabiria (1914), for which he wrote all of the intertitles, named the characters and the movie itself.
Known For | Writing |
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Most Rating | 2.475 |
Birthday | 1863-03-12 |
Place of Birth | Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy |
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1962
To Arms, We Are Fascists!
6.6/9
Documentary compiled from archives and accompanied by a poet's commentary, shows the sweep of modern Italian history from 1911 to 1961, centering on t...
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To Arms, We Are Fascists!
1948
Paris Nineteen Hundred
5.3/9
Nicole Védrès' chronicle of Paris from 1900 to 1914 is brought to life through the use of original material, all authentic, secured from more then 700...
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Paris Nineteen Hundred
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The March on Rome
6.4/4
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The March on Rome
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Fascism in Colour
7.5/2
After the World War I, Mussolini's perspective on life is severely altered; once a willful socialist reformer, now obsessed with the idea of power, he...
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Fascism in Colour
1924
A Real Nave Itália no Rio Grande do Sul
0/0
Photograph of King Vittorio Emanuele III. The ship Italia, formerly König Albert, under the command of Count Carlos Grenet and with the Italian ambass...
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