The Betrothed

8.1 (6 votes)• 1922• 140m•Released

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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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Director: Mario Bonnard

Starring Cast: Emilia Vidali, Domenico Serra, Ninì Dinelli, Mario Parpagnoli, Rodolfo Badaloni, Umberto Scalpellini

Cast

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

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