La Mort du Duc d’Enghien
Albert Capellani
Prod.: Pathé 35mm. L.: 275 m. Bn
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T. it.: Italian title. T. int.: International title. T. alt.: Alternative title. Sog.: Story. Scen.: Screenplay. F.: Cinematography. M.: Editing. Scgf.: Set Design. Mus.: Music. Int.: Cast. Prod.: Production Company. L.: Length. D.: Running Time. f/s: Frames per second. Bn.: Black e White. Col.: Color. Da: Print source
Film Notes
The past is invisible – nothing to be done about it. In Capellani’s 1909 film he reconstructs historical events of 105 years ago: on 14 March 1804, the Duke of Enghien (Louis Antoine Henri de Bourbon- Condé) was abducted from his exile in Baden on the orders of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, court-martialled and executed in Vincennes on 21 March (the dog interest in the film is also historically accurate. It was a pug named Mohilof).