Kean is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Rossano Brazzi, Germana Paolieri. and Sandro Salvini.[1] It is based on the 1836 play Kean by Alexandre Dumas portraying the life of the English actor Edmund Kean.
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| Directed by | Guido Brignone |
| Written by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Otello Martelli |
| Edited by | Giuseppe Fatigati |
| Music by | Edgardo Carducci |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Scalera Film |
Release date | 6 April 1940 |
Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Manzi. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome.
Cast edit
- Rossano Brazzi as Edmund Kean
- Germana Paolieri as Elena Koeffeld
- Sandro Salvini as Il conte Koeffeld
- Mariella Lotti as Anna Demby
- Filippo Scelzo as Il principe di Galles
- Dino Di Luca as Lord Mewill
- Nicola Maldacea as Salomone, il domestico
- Oreste Fares as Papà Bob
- Dina Sassoli as Evelyn Charleston
- Paolo Ferrari as Pistol, il ragazzino
- Edoardo Borelli as Eastman
- Renato Malavasi as Peter Patt
- Luigi Zerbinati as Dario, il parrucchiere
- Giulio Battiferri as Un acrobata
- Liana Del Balzo as Una invitata al ballo
- Armando Furlai as Un componente del circo
- Lina Marengo as Una donna del circo
- Alfredo Martinelli as Uno spettatore al teatro
- Cesare Polacco as Il medico
- Adriano Rimoldi as Orazio nell' Amleto
References edit
- ^ Moliterno p.51
Bibliography edit
- Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links edit
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