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Kean: Genius or Scoundrel

Vittorio Gassman

1957 • 1h 19m

England, first half of the 19th century. Edmund Kean is a celebrated theatre actor, notorious for his tumultuous private life. He is in love with the beautiful countess Koefeld, wife of the Danish amb...

Kean: Genius or Scoundrel

Cast

Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio GassmanEdmund Kean

Eleonora Rossi Drago

Eleonora Rossi DragoCountess Elena Koefeld

Nerio Bernardi

Nerio BernardiConte Koefeld

Mario Carotenuto

Mario CarotenutoPeter Patt

Carlo Mazzarella

Carlo MazzarellaDario

Gérard Landry

Gérard LandryPrince of Wales

Cesco Baseggio

Cesco BaseggioSalomon

Anna Maria Ferrero

Anna Maria FerreroAnna Damby

Helmut Dantine

Helmut DantineLord Mewl

Bianca Maria Fabbri

Bianca Maria Fabbri

Dina Sassoli

Dina SassoliAmy

Valentina Cortese

Valentina CorteseFanny

Crew

Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio GassmanDirector

Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Suso Cecchi d'AmicoScreenplay

Gianni Di Venanzo

Gianni Di VenanzoDirector of Photography

Franco Cristaldi

Franco CristaldiProducer

Francesco Rosi

Francesco RosiScreenplay

Pietro Notarianni

Pietro NotarianniProduction Manager

Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre DumasTheatre Play

Roman Vlad

Roman VladConductor

Giulio Questi

Giulio QuestiFirst Assistant Director

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