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
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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