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*Mare Nostrum*
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Written by:	Willis Goldbeck from a novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Starring:	Antonio Moreno , Mickey Brantford, Alice Terry
Directed by:	Rex Ingram
Photography by:	John F. Seitz
Distributed by:	MGM
Release Date:	1926

Mare Nostrum' (1926) is a silent film set during World War I.

Production

The young Michael Powell worked as an apprentice grip on the film, having been introduced by set-designer Harry Lachman.

Long thought lost, the film has recently been re-discovered and restored.

Cultural impact

An early spy film that was enorously popular in its time, it features much fine silent acting. The special effects may appear laughable to modern sophisticates but represent the start of the journey towards modern technologies.

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.

Category:1926 films

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