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Kean: Genius or Scoundrel(Movie, 1956)

Original title: "Kean - Genio e sregolatezza" (Italian/IT)
1h 20min | Genre: Comedy
Kean: Genius or ScoundrelRating: 3.4/5 (with 22 votes)
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. ()
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About Kean: Genius or Scoundrel

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 ambassador, to the consternation of his friend, the Prince of Wales. He is also hounded by Anna Damby, who wants to become an actress to escape a marriage to Lord Mewill.

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Additional Information

Production country: Italy
Shot in: Rome
Plays in: London
Original language: Italian (IT)
Spoken languages: Italian (IT)
Translated into 4 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 03/04/1957
Director of Photography: Gianni Di Venanzo
Composer: Roman Vlad
Production Designer: Gianni Polidori
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Kean: genio e sregolatezza"

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