| Mare Nostrum | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rex Ingram |
| Produced by | Rex Ingram |
| Written by | Willis Goldbeck from a novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez |
| Starring | Antonio Moreno Mickey Brantford Alice Terry |
| Music by | William Axt |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Editing by | Grant Whytock |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | 1926 |
| Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
| IMDb profile | |
Mare Nostrum (1926) is a silent film set during World War I.
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Production
The young Michael Powell worked as an apprentice grip on the film, having been introduced by set-designer Harry Lachman. The part of The Triton was played by the French strongman Apollon (Louis Uni), reputedly one of the strongest men in history. Long thought lost, the film has recently been re-discovered and restored.
Cultural impact
Featuring some fine silent acting and primitive special effects, this early spy film was enormously popular in its time.
Plot summary
The Spanish captain of the eponymous fishing boat in the Mediterranean Sea during World War I falls in love with a German spy.
Sound remake
A second film version of Mare Nostrum, this one a sound film, was made in Spanish in 1948. It starred Fernando Rey and Maria Felix, and was directed by Rafael Gil, who, the year before, had directed the first full-length Spanish film version of Cervantes's Don Quixote.
