The Betrothed
movie
View on VideBits →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 & crew
Domenico Serra · Emilia Vidali · Ida Carloni Talli · Mario Parpagnoli · Ninì Dinelli · Olga Capri · Raimondo Van Riel · Rinaldo Rinaldi · Rodolfo Badaloni · Umberto Scalpellini · Mario Bonnard · Alessandro Manzoni