Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (1956)
- Original title
- Kean - Genio e sregolatezza
- Directed by
- Vittorio Gassman, Francesco Rosi
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- T
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film dramatizes the life of 19th century actor Edmund Kean. It follows his career and personal struggles in the theater world.
theatricaldramatichistoricalturbulentintenseperiodbiographical
What happens
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (Italian: Kean - Genio e sregolatezza) is a 1956 Italian historical biographical film co-written, directed by and starring Vittorio Gassman. It also features Eleonora Rossi Drago, Gérard Landry and Valentina Cortese A dramatization of the life of nineteenth century actor Edmund Kean, it is based on the drama play Kean (1836) by Alexandre Dumas and its 1953 adaptation with the same name by Jean-Paul Sartre. It was Gassman's first film as director. It was screened at the Locarno Film Festival in 1957. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gianni Polidori. Much of the film was shot at the Teatro Valle in Rome. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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