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Camille

  • 1921
  • Passed
  • 1h 12m
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Alla Nazimova and Rudolph Valentino in Camille (1921)
DramaRomance

A courtesan and an idealistic young man fall in love, only for her to give up the relationship at his status-conscious father's request.A courtesan and an idealistic young man fall in love, only for her to give up the relationship at his status-conscious father's request.A courtesan and an idealistic young man fall in love, only for her to give up the relationship at his status-conscious father's request.

  • Director
    • Ray C. Smallwood
  • Writers
    • Alexandre Dumas fils
    • June Mathis
  • Stars
    • Alla Nazimova
    • Rudolph Valentino
    • Rex Cherryman
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ray C. Smallwood
    • Writers
      • Alexandre Dumas fils
      • June Mathis
    • Stars
      • Alla Nazimova
      • Rudolph Valentino
      • Rex Cherryman
    • 37User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Alla Nazimova
    Alla Nazimova
    • Marguerite Gautier
    • (as Nazimova)
    Rudolph Valentino
    Rudolph Valentino
    • Armand Duval
    Rex Cherryman
    • Gaston Rieux
    Arthur Hoyt
    Arthur Hoyt
    • Count de Varville
    Zeffie Tilbury
    Zeffie Tilbury
    • Prudence
    Patsy Ruth Miller
    Patsy Ruth Miller
    • Nichette
    Elinor Oliver
    • Nanine
    William Orlamond
    William Orlamond
    • Armand Duval's Father
    Consuelo Flowerton
    • Olympe
    Edward Connelly
    Edward Connelly
    • The Duke
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ray C. Smallwood
    • Writers
      • Alexandre Dumas fils
      • June Mathis
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    • Trivia
      The novel "Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux, et de Manon Lescaut" (The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut) by Antoine François Prévost is the seventh and final volume of "Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité" (Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality). It was published in 1731, and, though banned in France, though pirated editions were widely available.
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      Title Card: Winter. Paris, magic city of pleasure, yet beneath its tinseled gaiety throbbing with life's grim note of passion and tragedy.

    • Alternate versions
      On 14 February 2002, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) broadcast the television premiere of the film with a new score by Peter Vantine, and a running time of 70 minutes. Vantine won the privilege of providing the score from a nationwide contest conducted by TCM, in which there were 375 entries. This version can be seen as a special feature on the Warner Bros. Home Video DVD for Camille (1936), released in 2005.
    • Connections
      Featured in Legends of World Cinema: Alla Nazimova

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    7/10
    Dumas's Lady Of The Camellias
    Next to Greta Garbo's sound classic version and not counting filmed productions of La Traviata, the best known filmed version Alexander Dumas's story Camille is this 1921 version that starred the great Russian actress, Alla Nazimova. But what was more important is that a lot of film fans got their first glimpse of another legend in Rudolph Valentino. In the same year of 1921 Rudy also got his career making role in The Four Horseman Of The Apocalypse. Together with Camille where he played Armand Duval assured his career and who would have known there would only be five more years.

    This version only runs 70 minutes and I've got to wonder whether the folks at Metro Pictures left a lot on the cutting room floor. Though Valentino and Nazimova were great as were the rest of the cast, I have to wonder that there's a whole lot more that was made.

    Nazimova is a whole lot less subtle in her acting than Greta Garbo, still she carries the part well. Valentino however is as perfect as Robert Taylor in the sound version. It's a role that calls for one to be callow, bumptious, and terribly sincere all at the same time. Both Taylor and Valentino had the delicacy of features to carry it off. And I've heard Valentino's speaking voice and I think he could have done this in sound as well.

    We may yet get another version of Camille, but I can't imagine who among today's players could play either Marguerite Gauthier and Armand Duval with the same earnestness.
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    • Release date
      • September 26, 1921 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dama sa Kamelijama
    • Production company
      • Nazimova Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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