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.

• Mario BonnardWriter
• Mario BonnardDirector

• Emilia VidaliLucia Mondella
• Domenico SerraRenzo Tramaglino
• Ninì DinelliLa monaca di Monza
• Mario ParpagnoliDon Rodrigo
• Rodolfo BadaloniL'Innominato
• Umberto ScalpelliniDon Abbondio
• Ida Carloni TalliAgnese Mondella
• Raimondo Van RielIl Griso
• Rinaldo RinaldiLo Sfregiato
• Olga CapriPerpetua
• Enzo BiliottiFra Cristoforo
• Bonaventura IbáñezCardinale Federigo Borromeo