The Betrothed
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
as Lucia Mondella
Domenico Serra
as Renzo Tramaglino
Ninì Dinelli
as La monaca di Monza
Mario Parpagnoli
as Don Rodrigo
Rodolfo Badaloni
as L'Innominato
Umberto Scalpellini
as Don Abbondio
Ida Carloni Talli
as Agnese Mondella
Raimondo Van Riel
as Il Griso
Rinaldo Rinaldi
as Lo Sfregiato
Olga Capri
as Perpetua