ABSTRACT Alfred Rolfe was arguably the most prolific silent era Australian director. He was responsible for more than 25 feature films, encompassing the bushranger genres, early Australian war cinema and various melodramas. Many of his films were both critical and commercial successes. The only surviving footage is scenes from two of his 1915 war films. This important director has been overshadowed by his contemporaries, particularly Raymond Longford. This paper argues that Rolfe’s contribution to early Australian cinema was significant, not just in volume, but also in artistic terms, in subject matter, and in popular appeal. The centenary of Anzac is also the centenary of Australia’s first Gallipoli movie, Rolfe’s The Hero of the Dardanelles (1915), which was one of the most successful films at the box office for its time.

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阿尔弗雷德·罗尔夫（Alfred Rolfe）：被遗忘的澳大利亚电影先驱导演

摘要阿尔弗雷德·罗尔夫（Alfred Rolfe）可以说是最沉默寡言的时代的澳大利亚导演。他负责超过25部故事片，包括丛林游侠类型，早期的澳大利亚战争电影和各种情节剧。他的许多电影都是重要的和商业上的成功。唯一幸存的镜头是他1915年的两部战争电影中的场景。这位重要的导演被他的同时代人，尤其是雷蒙德·朗福德（Raymond Longford）所笼罩。本文认为，罗尔夫（Rolfe）对澳大利亚早期电影的贡献是巨大的，不仅在数量上，而且在艺术意义上，主题上和在公众吸引力方面都具有重要意义。安扎克（Anzac）一百周年也是澳大利亚第一部加里波利电影百周年，罗尔夫（Rolfe）的《达达尼尔海峡英雄》（The Hero of the Dardanelles）（1915）是当时票房最成功的电影之一。