Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (1957)
1h 19m
Running Time
March 4, 1957Release Date
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (1957)
1h 19m
Running Time
March 4, 1957Release Date
Plot.
England, first half of the 19th century. Edmund Kean is a celebrated theatre actor, notorious for his tumultuous private life. He is in love with the beautiful countess Koefeld, wife of the Danish ambassador, to the consternation of his friend, the Prince of Wales. He is also hounded by Anna Damby, who wants to become an actress to escape a marriage to Lord Mewill.
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Cast & Crew.
Vittorio Gassman
Edmund Kean / Director / Screenplay
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Countess Elena Koefeld
Nerio Bernardi
Conte Koefeld
Mario Carotenuto
Peter Patt
Carlo Mazzarella
Dario
Gérard Landry
Prince of Wales
Cesco Baseggio
Salomon
Anna Maria Ferrero
Anna Damby
Helmut Dantine
Lord Mewl
Bianca Maria Fabbri
Dina Sassoli
Amy
Valentina Cortese
Fanny
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Gianni Di Venanzo
Director of Photography
Franco Cristaldi
Producer
Francesco Rosi
Screenplay / Co-Director
Enzo Alfonsi
Editor
Giorgio Hermann
Set Decoration
Lucio Orlandini
Production Secretary
Marilù Carteny
Costume Design
Gianni Polidori
Production Design
Pietro Notarianni
Production Manager
Erico Menczer
Camera Operator
Giulio Tagliacozzo
Sound
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 4, 1957
Original NameKean - Genio e sregolatezza
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 19m
Filming LocationsRome, Italy
Genres
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Wiki.
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (Italian: Kean - Genio e sregolatezza) is a 1956 Italian historical biographical film co-written, directed by and starring Vittorio Gassman. It also features Eleonora Rossi Drago, Gérard Landry and Valentina Cortese A dramatization of the life of nineteenth century actor Edmund Kean, it is based on the drama play Kean (1836) by Alexandre Dumas and its 1953 adaptation with the same name by Jean-Paul Sartre. It was Gassman's first film as director. It was screened at the Locarno Film Festival in 1957.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Gianni Polidori. Much of the film was shot at the Teatro Valle in Rome.
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