Great Actresses of the Past

Release Date: 1938-08-07

Overview: Compiled by The Museum of Modern Art Film Library in 1938, the film is a glimpse of the early 20th century’s finest stage performers— Gabrielle Réjane, Eleonora Duse, Sarah Bernhardt, and Minnie Maddern Fiske. The compliation contains excerpts from four films, adapted from four timeless stories: Madame Sans-Gêne (1911), Cenere (1916), La Dame aux Camélias (1912), and Vanity Fair (1915).

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Cast

Gabrielle Réjane

as (archive footage)

Eleonora Duse

as (archive footage)

Sarah Bernhardt

as (archive footage)

Minnie Maddern Fiske

as (archive footage)

Febo Mari

as (archive footage)