The Betrothed
1922 · 140 min · History, Drama, Romance
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.
- Director
- Mario Bonnard
- Writers
- Mario Bonnard, Alessandro Manzoni
- Released
- August 11, 1922
- Language
- Italian
Cast
Emilia Vidali
Lucia Mondella
Domenico Serra
Renzo Tramaglino
Ninì Dinelli
La monaca di Monza
Mario Parpagnoli
Don Rodrigo
Rodolfo Badaloni
L'Innominato
Umberto Scalpellini
Don Abbondio
Ida Carloni Talli
Agnese Mondella
Raimondo Van Riel
Il Griso
Rinaldo Rinaldi
Lo Sfregiato
Olga Capri
Perpetua
Enzo Biliotti
Fra Cristoforo
Bonaventura Ibáñez
Cardinale Federigo Borromeo
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