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'''''Cleopatra ''''' is a 1917 silent film starring Theda Bara. This is one of her many silent-era films to be lost (only four are still known to exist). Of this two and a half hour long film, only 20 seconds have survived. | '''''Cleopatra ''''' is a 1917 silent film starring Theda Bara. This is one of her many silent-era films to be lost (only four are still known to exist). Of this two-and-a-half-hour long film, only 20 seconds have survived.<ref> Solomon, Aubrey (2011). The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-786-48610-6. </ref><ref> http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/Cleopatra1917.html </ref> | ||
Many believe the film to be among the most elaborate and expensive of its time.<ref>[http:// | Many believe the film to be among the most elaborate and expensive of its time.<ref>[http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/Cleopatra1917.html Silent Era article.] Retrieved 15 Mar '16.</ref> Despite its success at the box office, the last known copies of the film were destroyed in fires. One was at the Fox studio vault fire in 1937, and the other fire was at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1958.<ref> Solomon, Aubrey (2011). The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-786-48610-6. </ref><ref> Klepper, Robert K. (1996). Silent Films On Video: A Filmography Of Over 700 Silent Features Available On Videocassette, With a Directory Of Sources. McFarland & Co. p. 8. ISBN 0-786-40157-5. </ref> The film has never been seen in its entirety since.<ref> http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4321/default.html </ref><ref> https://web.archive.org/web/20141225003106/http://www.thegreatstars.com/lost_film_wanted.htm </ref> | ||
No surviving footage other than the aforementioned twenty-second clip is known to exist. It has fallen into a category with [[Greed "8-hour cut" (lost cut of silent film; 1924)|1922 Stroheim Director's Cut of ''Greed'']] as a "holy grail" amongst movie collectors. | No surviving footage other than the aforementioned twenty-second clip is known to exist. It has fallen into a category with [[Greed "8-hour cut" (lost cut of silent film; 1924)|1922 Stroheim Director's Cut of ''Greed'']] as a "holy grail" amongst movie collectors. | ||
Phillip Dye started a [https:// | Phillip Dye started a [https://indiegogo.com/projects/lost-cleopatra-video-project#/ failed Indiegogo project] to reconstruct the film, but (as of September 2016) he has found over 400 film stills and counting. On February 8th, 2017, Dye screened ''Lost Cleopatra'' at a Hollywood museum.<ref> https://web.archive.org/web/20170501083710/http://laist.com/2017/02/06/20_of_the_coolest_events_happening_2.php </ref> | ||
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==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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*[http://lostcleopatra.com/ Official website of "Lost Cleopatra".] Retrieved 15 Mar '16 | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra_(1917_film) Wikipedia article on ''Cleopatra''.] Retrieved 15 Mar '16. | |||
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Revision as of 21:48, 13 July 2022
Cleopatra is a 1917 silent film starring Theda Bara. This is one of her many silent-era films to be lost (only four are still known to exist). Of this two-and-a-half-hour long film, only 20 seconds have survived.[1][2]
Many believe the film to be among the most elaborate and expensive of its time.[3] Despite its success at the box office, the last known copies of the film were destroyed in fires. One was at the Fox studio vault fire in 1937, and the other fire was at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1958.[4][5] The film has never been seen in its entirety since.[6][7]
No surviving footage other than the aforementioned twenty-second clip is known to exist. It has fallen into a category with 1922 Stroheim Director's Cut of Greed as a "holy grail" amongst movie collectors.
Phillip Dye started a failed Indiegogo project to reconstruct the film, but (as of September 2016) he has found over 400 film stills and counting. On February 8th, 2017, Dye screened Lost Cleopatra at a Hollywood museum.[8]
Surviving Footage
Reference
- ↑ Solomon, Aubrey (2011). The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-786-48610-6.
- ↑ http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/Cleopatra1917.html
- ↑ Silent Era article. Retrieved 15 Mar '16.
- ↑ Solomon, Aubrey (2011). The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-786-48610-6.
- ↑ Klepper, Robert K. (1996). Silent Films On Video: A Filmography Of Over 700 Silent Features Available On Videocassette, With a Directory Of Sources. McFarland & Co. p. 8. ISBN 0-786-40157-5.
- ↑ http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4321/default.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20141225003106/http://www.thegreatstars.com/lost_film_wanted.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170501083710/http://laist.com/2017/02/06/20_of_the_coolest_events_happening_2.php
External Links
- Official website of "Lost Cleopatra". Retrieved 15 Mar '16
- Wikipedia article on Cleopatra. Retrieved 15 Mar '16.