Urchins

June 6, 1917

51 minutes

Elvira Notari

Overview

Maria, a destitute madwoman dies in a fire at the insane asylum. The unwanted corpse of her is donated to the academy for an anatomy lesson. The film ends in the anatomy dissection theatre, where the female body lies on the table surrounded by male doctors and students.

Movie Details

Release Date

June 6, 1917

Runtime

51 minutes

Director

Elvira Notari

Production Companies

Dora Film

Cast

Mariù Gleck

Maria

Alberto Alberti

Paolo di Roccabruna

Isabella Zanchi

Donna Eleonora di Roccabruna

Silvia Simar

Lola

Miquel di Giacomo

Giovanni

Max Lind

Carmine

Giuseppe Gherardi

Tonio

Giuseppe De Blasio

Lola's betrayed lover

Gennaro Labriola

Lola's lover

Eduardo Notari

Gennariello