Kean: Genius or Scoundrel

(1957)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 6 votes

Genres: Comedy

Year: 1957

Runtime: 79 мин

Country: Italy

Director: Vittorio Gassman

Cast: Vittorio Gassman, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Nerio Bernardi, Mario Carotenuto, Carlo Mazzarella, Gérard Landry, Cesco Baseggio, Anna Maria Ferrero, Helmut Dantine, Bianca Maria Fabbri

Plot

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.