Kean: Genius or Scoundrel 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.
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (1957)
Directed by Vittorio Gassman
Genres - Biography, Comedy, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Biographical Film |
Release Date - Mar 4, 1957 |
Run Time - 83 min. |
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Movie Info
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Edmund Kean
Attributes
Filming Location: Rome
Narrative Location: London
Narrative Location: London
Alternate Titles
Génio e Loucura
PT
I antizilos tou prigipos
GR
Kean
BR, PL, ES
Kean - Genio e sregolatezza
IT
Kean, a zseni és fenegyerek
HU
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
GB, US