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The Betrothed (1922)
Directed by Mario Bonnard
History, Drama, Romance · 2h 20m
Based on the famous historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni, and set between 1628 and 1630 in Lombardy, Northern Italy, during the Spanish domination, the film displays the marriage between two young textile workers, Renzo and Lucia. The 1922 version is one of the most ambitious and spectacular films in all Italian silent cinema, with remarkable mass scenes and some images that sparked controversy.
Cast
Emilia Vidali
Lucia Mondella
Domenico Serra
Renzo Tramaglino
N
Ninì Dinelli
La monaca di Monza
Mario Parpagnoli
Don Rodrigo
R
Rodolfo Badaloni
L'Innominato
U
Umberto Scalpellini
Don Abbondio
I
Ida Carloni Talli
Agnese Mondella
Raimondo Van Riel
Il Griso
R
Rinaldo Rinaldi
Lo Sfregiato
Olga Capri
Perpetua
E
Enzo Biliotti
Fra Cristoforo
B
Bonaventura Ibáñez
Cardinale Federigo Borromeo
Crew
- Director
- Mario Bonnard
- Writer
- Mario Bonnard
- Novel
- Alessandro Manzoni
- Director of Photography
- Giuseppe Paolo Vitrotti
Details
- Original title
- I promessi sposi
- Release date
- 1922-08-11
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Genres
- History, Drama, Romance
- Original language
- IT
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- Italy