The Ship

Tragedy by Gabriele D'Annunzio

The Ship — Plot

The newly-settled city of Venice in the Sixth Century AD: A wandering people struggle to establish Christian Theocracy. Basiliola Faledro, an exotic dancer, wicked and cunning, arrives from faraway lands seeking to avenge her pagan lineage; Her father and brothers blinded and humilated by frenzied zealots. Her primary targets are the brothers Gràtico, both newly-elected to positions of power: One, Marco, an arbiter and tribune, the other, Sergio, a bishop. The title refers to a bold pronouncement made by Deaconess Ema Gràtico to her subjects the Venetians, a seafaring and desperate tribe-- That their native homeland is aboard a ship.

• Release date
• November 24, 1921
• Runtime
• 86 min
• Genres
• Drama, History
• Director
• Gabriellino D'Annunzio

The Ship — Cast

I

Ida Rubinstein Basiliola

A

Alfredo Boccolini Marco Gràtico

C

Ciro Galvani Sergio Gràtico Mary Cleo Tarlarini La diaconessa Ema Mario Mariani Il monaco Traba