The story of a female German spy who willingly sacrifices her life for her country.The story of a female German spy who willingly sacrifices her life for her country.The story of a female German spy who willingly sacrifices her life for her country.
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Apollon Uni
- The Triton (prologue)
- (as Uni Apollon)
Álex Nova
- Don Esteban Ferragut (prologue)
- (as Alex Nova)
Mademoiselle Kithnou
- Ferragut's Wife - Dona Cinta
- (as Mle. Kithnou)
Mickey Brantford
- Ferragut's Son - Esteban
- (as Michael Brantford)
Frédéric Mariotti
- Toni - the Mate
- (as Fredrick Mariotti)
Pâquerette
- Doctor Fedelmann
- (as Mme. Paquerette)
Andrews Engelmann
- Submarine Commander
- (as André von Engelman)
John George
- A Servant
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaFollowing political pressure from the UK, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer withdrew this film from British territories following its initial theatrical run.
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Title Card: Between Europe and Africa, stretching from Gibraltar to the Syrian coast, lies the Mediterranean, land-locked and tideless, known to the ancients as Mare Nostrum - "Our Sea".
- Alternate versionsTurner Classic Movies showed a version with an uncredited piano score that ran 102 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood (1980)
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Tragic Tale Of The Sea
A young Spanish sea captain learns about life & death, great love & passionate hatred, while sailing the waters of MARE NOSTRUM - Our Sea.'
Brilliant & disturbing, this was the last important film from acclaimed silent director Rex Ingram. Produced to great effect on location in the Western Mediterranean, this was one of Metro's biggest films of the 1920's. Returning to the author who had already given him enormous success with THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE - Vicente Blasco Ibáñez - Ingram would once again produce a film of exceptional high quality. Today, it is all but forgotten...
Antonio Moreno gives a vivid performance as the Captain who is used so harshly by fate. His doleful eyes linger in the imagination of the viewer long after the end of the film. Alice Terry - Mrs. Rex Ingram - is sultry & beautiful as the Austrian spy who seduces Moreno. Her firing squad scene is considered a classic of pacing & composition, and she is magnificent in it.
Uni Apollon is very effective in his few minutes as an old Spanish sea dog. Madame Pâquerette, as a large, mannish German spy master is formidable. Hughie Mack, as an absolutely loyal, grossly obese Spanish servant, is especially satisfying. (This excellent character actor would die from heart disease the year after MARE NOSTRUM's release, at the age of only 42.)
The unfortunate use of obvious models for some of the scenes at sea is more than mitigated by the presence of real ships & submarines in others. The filming among the ruins in Italy's Pompeii & Paestum, as well as the spy chase along the waterfront in Marseille, add tremendously to the overall ambiance of this remarkable film.
The underwater sequences with Amphitrite, goddess of Mare Nostrum, are absolutely haunting.
Brilliant & disturbing, this was the last important film from acclaimed silent director Rex Ingram. Produced to great effect on location in the Western Mediterranean, this was one of Metro's biggest films of the 1920's. Returning to the author who had already given him enormous success with THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE - Vicente Blasco Ibáñez - Ingram would once again produce a film of exceptional high quality. Today, it is all but forgotten...
Antonio Moreno gives a vivid performance as the Captain who is used so harshly by fate. His doleful eyes linger in the imagination of the viewer long after the end of the film. Alice Terry - Mrs. Rex Ingram - is sultry & beautiful as the Austrian spy who seduces Moreno. Her firing squad scene is considered a classic of pacing & composition, and she is magnificent in it.
Uni Apollon is very effective in his few minutes as an old Spanish sea dog. Madame Pâquerette, as a large, mannish German spy master is formidable. Hughie Mack, as an absolutely loyal, grossly obese Spanish servant, is especially satisfying. (This excellent character actor would die from heart disease the year after MARE NOSTRUM's release, at the age of only 42.)
The unfortunate use of obvious models for some of the scenes at sea is more than mitigated by the presence of real ships & submarines in others. The filming among the ruins in Italy's Pompeii & Paestum, as well as the spy chase along the waterfront in Marseille, add tremendously to the overall ambiance of this remarkable film.
The underwater sequences with Amphitrite, goddess of Mare Nostrum, are absolutely haunting.
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- Ron Oliver
- May 26, 2001
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- Gross US & Canada
- $620,079
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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