The Betrothed (1922)

1922 · Silent film · 2 min · dir. Eric Searle

• Drama
• History
• Romance

Watch now On the Internet Archive

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis from TMDb

Details

Director

Eric Searle

Writer

Mario Bonnard

Cinematography

Giuseppe Paolo Vitrotti

Released

1922-08-11

Original title

I promessi sposi

Running time

2 minutes

Cast & crew

• Eric Searle Director
• Emilia Vidali
• Domenico Serra
• NNinì Dinelli
• Mario Parpagnoli
• RRodolfo Badaloni
• UUmberto Scalpellini
• IIda Carloni Talli
• Raimondo Van Riel

More like this

• Thais (1917)