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The White Sister
The White Sister

The White Sister

A love that outlived passion!

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DramaRomance

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Angela Chiaromonte is the daughter of a wealthy Italian prince who is killed in a fall from his horse. Though Angela stands to inherit half of a large estate, her older half-sister burns the will and thus inherits everything herself, throwing Angela into poverty. Fortunately, Angela is engaged to marry dashing Captain Giovanni Severi - but he soon is captured by Arabs while on an expedition to Africa. Believing him dead, Angela, dedicating her life to his memory, becomes a nun, unaware that her lover has escaped his captors and is returning to Italy. The dramatic climax takes place against a backdrop of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

135 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

05 September 1923

Country

United States of America

Cast

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Angela Chiaromonte

Ronald Colman

Ronald Colman

Capt. Giovanni Severi

Gail Kane

Gail Kane

Marchesa di Mola

J. Barney Sherry

J. Barney Sherry

Monsignor Saracinesca

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Prince Chiaromonte

Juliette La Violette

Juliette La Violette

Madame Bernard

Gustavo Serena

Gustavo Serena

Prof. Ugo Severi

Alfredo Bertone

Alfredo Bertone

Filmore Durand

Roman Ibanez

Roman Ibanez

Count del Ferice

Alfredo Martinelli

Alfredo Martinelli

Alfredo del Ferice

Ida Carloni Talli

Ida Carloni Talli

Mother Superior

Giovanni Viccola

Giovanni Viccola

Gen. Mazzini

Antonio Barda

Antonio Barda

Alfredo's Tutor

Giacomo D'Attino

Giacomo D'Attino

Solicitor to the Prince

Michele Gualdi

Michele Gualdi

Solicitor to Count

Giuseppe Pavoni

Giuseppe Pavoni

The Archbishop

Francesco Socinus

Francesco Socinus

Prof. Torricelli

Sheik Mahomet

Sheik Mahomet

The Bedouin Chief

James E. Abbe

James E. Abbe

Lt. Rossini

Duncan Mansfield

Duncan Mansfield

Cmdr. Dorato

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