The Betrothed
I promessi sposi
Watch the betrothed FMovies. 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.
- Genre: History, Drama, Romance
- Country: Italy
- Director: Mario Bonnard
- Cast: Emilia Vidali, Domenico Serra, Ninì Dinelli, Mario Parpagnoli, Rodolfo Badaloni, Umberto Scalpellini, Ida Carloni Talli, Raimondo Van Riel, Rinaldo Rinaldi, Olga Capri, Enzo Biliotti, Bonaventura Ibáñez, Fernando Ribacchi, Fiamma Donati, Pietro Todi, Alfonso Prati, Angelo Ferrari,
