Morte di Socrate, La (Original)
1909
Alternative Titles
La Mort de Socrate (Alternative), Der Tod Von Socrates (Alternative)
BFI identifier
23439Synopsis
The death of Socrates. The judges condemn Socrates to drink hemlock. In his prison cell, Socrates is surrounded by his weeping family. The judges enter and deliver their verdict. The chains are removed from his wrists. Young scholars enter to receive final instruction from Socrates. He then drinks the cup of poison and falls wrapped in his cloak. He recovers to write out a final instruction, then dies. His scholars mourn (432ft). (Shotlist)
- Production Country: Italy
- Production Company: Cines
- BFI Category: N/A
- Source: N/A
Cast
Giuseppe Gambardella (A judge)
Amleto Novelli (A student)
Lorenzo Soderini (A student)
Credits
Production Company: Cines
Film Technical Information
- Original Length: 148/152 m
- Length of BFI Viewing Print: 431 ft
- Support: Viewable
- Colour
- Format: 35 mm , 35mm BW Positive, 35mm Colour Positive, Digital Betacam
Comments on the print:
Source for original length: Aldo Bernardini, Il cinema muto italiano 1905-1909 (1996), p. 334. According to FIAF, some element of the film might survive in the archives of Milan.