The Betrothed

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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, Domenico Serra, Ninì Dinelli, Mario Parpagnoli, Rodolfo Badaloni, more

Director: Mario Bonnard

Genres: History, Drama, Romance

Cast

Emilia Vidali

Lucia Mondella

Domenico Serra

Renzo Tramaglino

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Ninì Dinelli

La monaca di Monza

Mario Parpagnoli

Don Rodrigo

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Rodolfo Badaloni

L'Innominato

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Umberto Scalpellini

Don Abbondio

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Ida Carloni Talli

Agnese Mondella

Raimondo Van Riel

Il Griso

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Rinaldo Rinaldi

Lo Sfregiato

Olga Capri

Perpetua

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Enzo Biliotti

Fra Cristoforo

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Bonaventura Ibáñez

Cardinale Federigo Borromeo

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Fernando Ribacchi

Conte Attilio

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Fiamma Donati

Donna Prassede

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Pietro Todi

L'Azzeccagarbugli

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