Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
1957, Italian. Directed by Vittorio Gassman.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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Cast & crew
- Vittorio GassmanDirector
- Vittorio GassmanEdmund Kean
- Eleonora Rossi DragoCountess Elena Koefeld
- Nerio BernardiConte Koefeld
- Mario CarotenutoPeter Patt
- Carlo MazzarellaDario
- Gérard LandryPrince of Wales
- Cesco BaseggioSalomon
- Anna Maria FerreroAnna Damby
- Helmut DantineLord Mewl
- Bianca Maria FabbriCast
- Dina SassoliAmy
- Valentina CorteseFanny
Details
- Released
- 4 March 1957
- Original title
- Kean - Genio e sregolatezza
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Francesco Rosi, Vittorio Gassman
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Kean: Genius or Scoundrel runs 79 minutes (1h 19m).
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Kean: Genius or Scoundrel isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 March 1957. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Kean: Genius or Scoundrel?
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (1957) was directed by Vittorio Gassman and stars Vittorio Gassman, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Nerio Bernardi.