The Betrothed (1941)
December 19, 1941Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Gino Cervi
Renzo Tramaglino
Dina Sassoli
Lucia Mondella
Ruggero Ruggeri
Il cardinale Federigo Borromeo
Enrico Glori
Don Rodrigo
Armando Falconi
Don Abbondio
Carlo Ninchi
L'Innominato
Mario Camerini
Director
Alessandro Manzoni
Writer
Luis Hurtado
Padre Cristoforo
Evi Maltagliati
La monaca di Monza, detta 'La Signora'
Ivo Perilli
Writer
Ines Zacconi
Perpetua
Gabriele Baldini
Writer
Franco Scandurra
Conte Attilio
Ildebrando Pizzetti
Composer
Anchise Brizzi
Cinematographer
Gilda Marchiò
Agnese Mondella
Dino Di Luca
Il Griso
Enzo Biliotti
Antonio Ferrer
Lauro Gazzolo
Ambrogio Fusella
Giacomo Moschini
L'Azzeccagarbugli
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Ermanno Donati
Costume Assistant
Gino Carlo Sensani
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 19, 1941
Original NameI promessi sposi
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Genres
Wiki.
The Betrothed (Italian: I Promessi Sposi) is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Gino Cervi, Dina Sassoli and Ruggero Ruggeri. It is an adaptation of the 1827 novel The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni. The film's producers organised a competition to select the lead actress (eventually won by Sassoli) which was modelled on the hunt for Scarlett O'Hara by the American producer David O. Selznick for Gone With the Wind. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style.
It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location around Como. The film's sets were created by the art directors Gastone Medin and Gino Brosio while the costumes were designed by Gino Sensani. The novel was turned into a film again in 1964 and a television miniseries in 1989.