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
Olga Capri · Ninì Dinelli · Ida Carloni Talli · Alessandro Manzoni · Mario Bonnard · Rinaldo Rinaldi · Rodolfo Badaloni · Emilia Vidali · Umberto Scalpellini · Mario Parpagnoli · Raimondo Van Riel · Domenico Serra