Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (1957)
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.
- Released
- 1957-03-04
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Vittorio Gassman, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Francesco Rosi, Vittorio Gassman
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Vittorio Gassman as Edmund Kean
- Eleonora Rossi Drago as Countess Elena Koefeld
- Nerio Bernardi as Conte Koefeld
- Mario Carotenuto as Peter Patt
- Carlo Mazzarella as Dario
- Gérard Landry as Prince of Wales
- Cesco Baseggio as Salomon
- Anna Maria Ferrero as Anna Damby
- Helmut Dantine as Lord Mewl
- Bianca Maria Fabbri
- Dina Sassoli as Amy
- Valentina Cortese as Fanny