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
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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
Nerio Bernardi
Conte Koefeld
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Contessa Elena Koefeld
Mario Carotenuto
Peter Patt
Gérard Landry
Principe di Galles
Carlo Mazzarella
Dario
Cesco Baseggio
Salomon
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Writer
Alexandre Dumas
Writer
Anna Maria Ferrero
Anna Damby
Luciano Lucignani
Writer
Helmut Dantine
Lord Mewl
Francesco Rosi
Writer
Jean-Paul Sartre
Writer
Dina Sassoli
Amy
Franco Cristaldi
Producer
Valentina Cortese
Fanny
Gianni Di Venanzo
Director of Photography
Gabriella Borzelli
Hairstylist
Pietro Notarianni
Production Manager
Roman Vlad
Original Music Composer / Conductor
Giulio Questi
First Assistant Director
Erico Menczer
Camera Operator
Renato Jaboni
Production Secretary
Mario Maffei
First Assistant Director
Gianni Polidori
Production Design
Giulio Coltellacci
Costume Design
Enzo Alfonsi
Editor
Marilù Carteny
Costume Design
Libero Politi
Makeup Artist
Giorgio Hermann
Set Decoration
Lucio Orlandini
Production Secretary
Guglielmo Colonna
Production Supervisor
Giulio Tagliacozzo
Sound
Mario Ponchia
Script Supervisor
Bianca Maria Fabbri
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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