Kean is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Rossano Brazzi, Germana Paolieri. and Sandro Salvini. It is based on the 1836 play Kean by Alexandre Dumas portraying the life of the English actor Edmund Kean.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Manzi. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome.
Cast
Rossano Brazzi as Edmund Kean
Germana Paolieri as Elena Koeffeld
Sandro Salvini as Il conte Koeffeld
Mariella Lotti as Anna Demby
Filippo Scelzo as Il principe di Galles
Dino Di Luca as Lord Mewill
Nicola Maldacea as Salomone, il domestico
Oreste Fares as Papà Bob
Dina Sassoli as Evelyn Charleston
Paolo Ferrari as Pistol, il ragazzino
Edoardo Borelli as Eastman
Renato Malavasi as Peter Patt
Luigi Zerbinati as Dario, il parrucchiere
Giulio Battiferri as Un acrobata
Liana Del Balzo as Una invitata al ballo
Armando Furlai as Un componente del circo
Lina Marengo as Una donna del circo
Alfredo Martinelli as Uno spettatore al teatro
Cesare Polacco as Il medico
Adriano Rimoldi as Orazio nell' Amleto
References
Bibliography
Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.