The Betrothed (1922)
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.
Director: Mario Bonnard
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Emilia Vidali as Lucia Mondella |
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Domenico Serra as Renzo Tramaglino |
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Ninì Dinelli as La monaca di Monza |
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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 |
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Raimondo Van Riel as Il Griso |
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Rinaldo Rinaldi as Lo Sfregiato |
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Olga Capri as Perpetua |
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Enzo Biliotti as Fra Cristoforo |
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Bonaventura Ibáñez as Cardinale Federigo Borromeo |
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Fernando Ribacchi as Conte Attilio |
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Fiamma Donati as Donna Prassede |
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Pietro Todi as L'Azzeccagarbugli |
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Alfonso Prati as Il Nibbio |
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Angelo Ferrari as Egidio |
| Costume & Make-Up | Camillo Innocenti | Costume Design |
| Camera | Giuseppe Paolo Vitrotti | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Mario Bonnard | Writer |
| Directing | Mario Bonnard | Director |
| Art | Camillo Innocenti | Production Design |
| Writing | Alessandro Manzoni | Novel |
