The Violin Maker of Cremona

19091909
10m

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5.0/10

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Short Drama

In the little Italian city of Cremona there dwelt Taddeo Ferrari, a violin maker and student of Andrea Amati, the most famous of the craft. Ferrari's pretty daughter, Giannina, was beloved b... Read allIn the little Italian city of Cremona there dwelt Taddeo Ferrari, a violin maker and student of Andrea Amati, the most famous of the craft. Ferrari's pretty daughter, Giannina, was beloved by one of his apprentices, Sandro. Filippo, a crippled youth and the best violin maker in C... Read allIn the little Italian city of Cremona there dwelt Taddeo Ferrari, a violin maker and student of Andrea Amati, the most famous of the craft. Ferrari's pretty daughter, Giannina, was beloved by one of his apprentices, Sandro. Filippo, a crippled youth and the best violin maker in Cremona, also loved the girl with a pure, holy affection that is more spiritual than materi... Read all

IMDb RATING

5.0/10

141

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POPULARITY

699,971

286,941

Director
- D.W. Griffith
Writers
- François Coppée(story)
- Frank E. Woods
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Trivia
This is said to have been Mary Pickford's first credited film. Although it is unclear if she had been background in earlier Biograph films.

Connections
Featured in Star Power: The Creation of United Artists (1998)

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4/10

Can't Let Some Crippled Guy Have Anything

In this story, two men, one of them crippled, are violin makers. They are part of a yearly contest where the person producing the best violin wins a gold chain. In this, there is a kicker. The winner also gets Mary Pickford. There are some changes of violins in an effort to try to derail the contest. The film makes it hard to figure out what is going on because the infirmity is not that obvious. We don't know if there is theft or deceit. It's interesting to look at, however, and certainly ten minutes well spent.

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