Gabriele D'Annunzio
Known for Writing
Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863-1938), born Gaetano Rapagnetto d'Annunzio, was an Italian poet, playwright, orator, journalist, aristocrat, and army officer during World War I. He occupied a prominent place in Italian literature and political life. He was often referred to under the epithets Il Vate ("the Poet") or Il Profeta ("the Prophet"). He is best known for his novels Il Piacere (1889), L'Innocente (1892), poetry collection Alcyone (1903) and his contribution to silent film epic Cabiria (1914), for which he wrote all of the intertitles, named the characters and the movie itself.
Filmography
The Innocent
1976
Novel
100 Years of Love
1954
Novel
Cabiria
1914
Screenplay
To Arms, We Are Fascists!
1962
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Flesh Will Surrender
1947
Novel
Fiume o Morte!
2025
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The March on Rome
2022
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
1984
Writer
Paris 1900
1948
as Self (archive footage)
Fascism in Colour
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Benito Mussolini: Anatomy of a Dictator
1962
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Metropolitan Opera: Francesca da Rimini
2013
Writer
A Real Nave Itália no Rio Grande do Sul
1924
Francesca da Rimini
1984
Original Story
Romantici a Venezia
1948
Writer
The Devil's Daughter
1915
Novel
The Light, Triptych of Modern Life
1917
Story
The Fire
1916
Novel
The Ship
1921
Novel
The Fire
1918
Writer