The Betrothed
movie
Released August 11, 1922
Overview
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.
Cast
Emilia Vidali
as
Lucia Mondella
Domenico Serra
as
Renzo Tramaglino
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Ninì Dinelli
as
La monaca di Monza
Mario Parpagnoli
as
Don Rodrigo
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Rodolfo Badaloni
as
L'Innominato
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Umberto Scalpellini
as
Don Abbondio
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Ida Carloni Talli
as
Agnese Mondella
Raimondo Van Riel
as
Il Griso
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Rinaldo Rinaldi
as
Lo Sfregiato
Olga Capri
as
Perpetua
Enzo Biliotti
as
Fra Cristoforo
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Bonaventura Ibáñez
as
Cardinale Federigo Borromeo
