Bella Donna (1923 film)
| Bella Donna | |
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Lobby card with Pola Negri and Adolphe Menjou | |
| Directed by | George Fitzmaurice |
| Written by | Ouida Bergère (scenario) |
| Based on | Bella Donna (novel) by Robert Smythe Hichens Bella Donna (play) by James Bernard Fagan |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Pola Negri |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Music by | song "Bella Donna" Ted Snyder (music) Harry B. Smith (lyrics) |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Bella Donna is a 1923 American silent film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on the 1909 novel, Bella Donna, by Robert Smythe Hichens which was later adapted for a 1912 Broadway play starring Alla Nazimova. This film is also a remake of the 1915 Paramount film Bella Donna starring Pauline Frederick. The 1923 film was directed by George Fitzmaurice and starred Pola Negri in her first American film.