Romola

About Romola

In Renaissance Florence, a Florentine trader meets a shipwrecked stranger, who introduces himself as Tito Melema, a young Italianate-Greek scholar. Tito becomes acquainted with several other Florentines, including Nello the barber and a young girl named Tessa.

Romola is a 1924 history film directed by Henry King. Released in December 1924, it runs 106 minutes.

Its themes are renaissance and silent film. The story is adapted from a novel.

Lillian Gish appears as Romola, Dorothy Gish as Tessa, William Powell as Tito Melema, and Ronald Colman as Carlo Bucellini. The screenplay is by Will M. Ritchey. It streams on Fandor Amazon Channel, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus in the United States.

Metropolis, Nosferatu, and A Trip to the Moon make useful companions to Romola. It carries a NR rating.