The Queen of Sparta

The Queen of Sparta (Italian:La regina di Sparta) is a 1931 film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Antonio Moray, Viola LaRosa and Franco Faris. The film was made by the low-budget Itala Film in Hollywood, primarily for release in Italian-speaking inhabitants of the United States. Shot as a silent with sound added later, it re-used footage from Noa's 1924 film Helen of Troy.[1]

The Queen of Sparta
Directed byManfred Noa
Production
company
Release date
  • 22 February 1931 (1931-02-22)
LanguageItalian

Its complex background has led to it being classified variously as an American, German or Italian film.

Cast
  • Antonio Moray as Priam
  • Viola LaRosa as Helen
  • Franco Faris as Paris
  • Bernardo Camilli
  • Giuseppe Laroy
  • Carlo Borelli
  • Pietro Costo

References
  1. Michelakis & Wyke p.162

Bibliography
  • Winkler, Martin M (ed.). Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
  • Pantelis Michelakis & Maria Wyke. The Ancient World in Silent Cinema. Cambridge University Press, 2013.


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