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
Mario Bonnard
Director
Alessandro Manzoni
Writer
Ida Carloni Talli
Agnese Mondella
Giuseppe Paolo Vitrotti
Cinematographer
Raimondo Van Riel
Il Griso
Rinaldo Rinaldi
Lo Sfregiato
Rodolfo Badaloni
L'Innominato
Olga Capri
Perpetua
Umberto Scalpellini
Don Abbondio
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
Production Design / Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 11, 1922
Original NameI promessi sposi
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 20m
Genres
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.