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The Dumb Girl of Portici
1916
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· 115 min
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Fenella, a mute fishergirl, is seduced and abandoned by a Spanish nobleman in 17th-century Naples. Her personal tragedy ignites the simmering resentment of the oppressed Italian populace against their Spanish rulers. Her brother, fueled by rage at her treatment, becomes a leader of the violent Masaniello uprising, turning a story of betrayal into a catalyst for a bloody revolution.
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- Directors
- Lois Weber, Phillips Smalley
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Released
- 30 January 1916
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 115 min
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