The Betrothed (1922)
2h 20m
Running Time
August 11, 1922Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

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

Fernando Ribacchi
Conte Attilio

Fiamma Donati
Donna Prassede

Pietro Todi
L'Azzeccagarbugli

Alfonso Prati
Il Nibbio

Angelo Ferrari
Egidio

Camillo Innocenti
Costume Design / Production Design

Giuseppe Paolo Vitrotti
Director of Photography

Mario Bonnard
Writer / Director

Alessandro Manzoni
Novel
Media.

Details.
Release DateAugust 11, 1922
Original NameI promessi sposi
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 20m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Betrothed (Italian:I promessi sposi) is a 1923 Italian silent historical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Domenico Serra, Nini Dinelli and Emilia Vidali. It is an adaptation of the 1827 novel The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni.
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