Country Wide Productions
Title: Ancient Rome
Library Number: 01989
Year: 1900
Description: Filmfinders Ancient Rome and Ben Hur 1907 SILENT MOVIES, VERY LAVISH FOR THE TIME, QUITE SURREAL IN PLACES. Reconstruction. Re-enactment.Ben Hur is copyrighted.
Library Number: 01989
Year: 1900
Description: Filmfinders Ancient Rome and Ben Hur 1907 SILENT MOVIES, VERY LAVISH FOR THE TIME, QUITE SURREAL IN PLACES. Reconstruction. Re-enactment.Ben Hur is copyrighted.
Timecodes
| Timecode | Text |
|---|---|
| 01:00:11 | MS Roman dining scene with gesticulating power figure in center. View this footage on YouTube |
| 01:00:22 | MS Senator-type figure on a litter, being helped to his feet by the sedan bearers. |
| 01:00:38 | MS Roman parade scene, soldiers at bottom of stairs, woman descending. Parade going past, float shaped like ship. Woman climbs onto deck. |
| 01:01:22 | MS Shots of the Circus Maximus, venue for chariot racing. Ben Hur like chariot racing scenes. Shots of the crowd cheering. Crowd reaction. |
| 01:01:57 | MS Entrance of gladiators into the arena hailing to the Emperor, "Those who are about to die, salute you." Big fight, MCU of women looking on worried. |
| 01:02:28 | MCU two gladiators fighting. Pan shot of Emperor and high officials looking on. Fight Scene. |
| 01:03:05 | MS Continuation of small battle in previous scene, now gladiators lying dead, others fighting on. |
| 01:03:12 | MCU woman crying, runs down to injured gladiator. |
| 01:03:29 | MS two gladiators fight, one wins and is commanded to show mercy. Crowd cheers and surrounds him. |
| 01:04:05 | MS Panicked crowd running out of building. V'Shots of columns crashing to the ground and the destruction of Rome, Italy. City being destroyed. |
| 01:04:49 | MS Prophet speaking animatedly, people surround him. |
| 01:04:58 | LS High angle aerial shot of Roman fountain, people fighting and running. V'shots of melee fighting and panicked crowds running. City being destroyed. |
| 01:05:27 | MS Emperor (possibly Nero) playing a small harp while Rome burns. |
| 01:05:35 | MS Silhouette of Nero playing the harp, soldier comes up to him, they exchange words, Nero plays savagely then spits on him. |
| 01:07:33 | MS Silhouetted soldiers bring in a woman, she dances while Nero plays. |
| 01:08:10 | MCU Roman soldier strangely enough gets into a plane. LS Model shot of plane flying over Rome, soldier drops bomb over the city. Surreal sequence. Unusual. |
| 01:08:40 | MS Continuation of silhouetted dancing woman and Nero scene, Nero starts playing a cello while soldiers, the woman, and himself dance in a circle, Nero then hits soldier over the head with cello. Surreal sequence. |
| 01:11:12 | MS Nero takes wine, soldier comes back, more words exchanged. |
| 01:12:19 | MS Soldier draws sword, tries to stab Nero, sword bends. Goes to get spear, Nero then tries to swallow spear, he dies. "FINIS." |
| 01:13:20 | MS Roman banquet, people eating, drinking, and flirting while girls dance. View this footage on YouTube |
| 01:14:20 | MCU Woman dancing, drunken Roman quarrels with women. Woman starts dancing again, slaves bring in food, lavish sets. |
| 01:15:40 | MCU Nero stands up to sing, people throw garlands and rose petals at him. |
| 01:16:00 | MS Slaves bring girl to Nero, she begs him for something. He just laughs, as she takes off her top, slaves throw her in a fountain. Repeated shot of singing Nero. |
| 01:17:09 | MS Old man (possibly Saint Paul) is guided by a crowd of people. |
| 01:17:35 | MS Headfirst shot of Paul and a boy walking down the road towards the camera, encounter an ethereal form dressed in white on the road (possibly Jesus), Paul kneels down before him. |
| 01:17:59 | MS Soldiers ride through Roman city on horseback, trumpets sound. Soldiers break down the door to a house, grab family within (possibly a Christian family). Family put on pyre, burnt alive at the stake. |
| 01:19:24 | LS Roman women laughing as they walk through rows of burned Christians on stakes. MCU of Christian burning while Roman officials and Nero look on with satisfaction. |
| 01:20:25 | MS Christians wait in an arena prison with resigned, dire expressions. Lions, crawling around outside, another woman and boy are brought in and reunited with the father in the prison. |
| 01:21:17 | Break |
| 01:21:19 | LS Sweeping shots of Circus Maximus interior with cheering crowds. Christians roused out of cell and attached to chariots. Torture. |
| 01:23:35 | MS Lions released on group of hapless Christians. Shots of crowd cheering and Nero looking on with open satisfaction. Nero shoots an arrow at the last man who is pleading for mercy. Lions eat him. |
| 01:25:00 | MS Old man (possibly St. Paul) speaking to a large crowd of people. CU of Paul's face as he preaches. View this footage on YouTube |
| 01:26:20 | MS Procession of returning army through the streets. Victorious return of Crassus, conquerer of Thrace. Spartacus and his sister Idamis head the procession, MCU of the miserable brother and sister. |
| 01:28:35 | MS Large procession of the Roman army, banners and legionnaires aplenty. |
| 01:30:00 | MS Group of Roman women await Crassus's return home, one of the woman is his daughter, Narona, whom he embraces. |
| 01:30:25 | MS Spartacus and Idamis led into arena holding cell with other slaves. Spartacus embraces his sister one last time, Roman official comes to take Idamis away. |
| 01:32:44 | LS Sweeping shots of the Circus Maximus, packed with cheering fans. |
| 01:34:00 | MS Repeated scenes of small gladiatorial battle, Spartacus is sole survivor. V'shots of cheering Romans. |
| 01:37:00 | MS Feast of Crassus, Artemon then fights for the guests, Spartacus made to fight his friend. Spartacus rallies the slaves and commences the slave revolt. |
| 01:39:36 | V'shots of Spartacus leading the slaves and gladiators out of the feasting hall of Crassus and into the streets of Rome. The End. |
| 01:40:15 | Break |
| 01:40:27 | Title screen; Ben Hur 1907. ***THIRD PARTY COPYRIGHT **** |
| 01:41:06 | MS Group of women in Rome rounded up by soldiers. View this footage on YouTube |
| 01:42:44 | MS Couple, including Ben Hur, stand on roof terrace, he begins to gesticulate wildly. Crowd brandishing sticks and other weapons comes along and he speaks to them. View this footage on YouTube |
| 01:44:36 | MS Roman soldiers come and arrest Ben Hur. |
| 01:46:28 | MS Roman soldiers forcefully drag Ben Hur and female relativies out of his home. |
| 01:47:18 | MS Romans cheer in preparation for the ensuing chariot race, Roman boys play in the streets around a begger. |
| 01:50:21 | MS Roman army and chariots enter for the chariot race. |
| 01:52:26 | V'shots of chariots racing around amphitheatre packed with cheering fans. END |
| 01:54:24 | End |