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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.
Original Release
03/04/1957
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Eleonora Rossi Drago | Contessa Elena Koefeld / Countess Elena Koefeld |
| Gérard Landry | Principe di Galles / Prince of Wales |
| Cesco Baseggio | Salomon |
| Mario Carotenuto | Peter Patt |
| Helmut Dantine | Lord Mewill / Lord Mewl |
| Anna Maria Ferrero | Anna Damby |
| Nerio Bernardi | Conte Koefeld |
| Massimo Burrelli | |
| Alberto Carloni | |
| Bianca Maria Fabbri | Prima attrice |
Directors
Writers
Vittorio Gassman, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Alexandre Dumas, Luciano Lucignani, Francesco Rosi, Jean-Paul Sartre
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Eleonora Rossi Drago | Contessa Elena Koefeld / Countess Elena Koefeld |
| Gérard Landry | Principe di Galles / Prince of Wales |
| Cesco Baseggio | Salomon |
| Mario Carotenuto | Peter Patt |
| Helmut Dantine | Lord Mewill / Lord Mewl |
| Anna Maria Ferrero | Anna Damby |
| Nerio Bernardi | Conte Koefeld |
| Massimo Burrelli | |
| Alberto Carloni | |
| Bianca Maria Fabbri | Prima attrice |
| Amedeo Girardi | Bob |
| Carlo Mazzarella | Dario |
| Mario Passante | Creditore |
| Winni Riva | (as Vinni Riva) |
| Dina Sassoli | Amy |
| Bruno Smith | |
| Ferruccio Stagni | |
| Renato Terra | |
| Roberta Benedetti | |
| Pietro Tordi | Cochrane |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Franco Cristaldi | Producer |
