''Captain Fracasse'' (Italian:''Capitan Fracassa'') is a 1919 Italian silent

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by

Mario Caserini Mario Caserini (26 February 1874 – 17 November 1920) was an Italian film director, as well as an actor, screenwriter, and early pioneer of film making in the early portion of the 20th century. Caserini was born in Rome, Italy, and was marrie ...

. It is based on the 1863 novel of the same name by

Théophile Gautier Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier ( , ; 30 August 1811 – 23 October 1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic. While an ardent defender of Romanticism, Gautier's work is difficult to classify and rem ...

.Goble p.270

Cast

In alphabetical order *

Ferruccio Biancini Ferruccio Biancini (18 August 1890 – 19 March 1955) was an Italian film actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. He appeared in 15 films between 1916 and 1950. He was born in Pomponesco, Lombardy and died in Rome. Selected filmogr ...

as Duca di Vallombrosa * Amedeo Ciaffi *

Gemma De Ferrari Gemma De Ferrari was an Italian film actress of the silent era.Goble p.374 Selected filmography * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1919) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' Tra i sorrisi di Napoli'' (1926) * '' Goodbye Youth'' (1927) * ''The Confessions of a Woman ...

as Agostina *

Nini Dinelli Nini may refer to: Geography * Nini River, Ghana * Nini Suhien National Park, Ghana Film and television * '' Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa'', an Italian comedy film * ''Nini's Treehouse'', a children's television series * Nini ...

as Chiquita * Mimi *

Roberto Spiombi The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

as Leandro * Teresa Termini as Isabella * Ernesto Treves as Vallombrosa padre * Franco Zeni as Capitan Fracassa

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1919 films 1910s historical films Italian historical films Italian silent feature films 1910s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Caserini Films set in the 17th century Italian black-and-white films Films based on Captain Fracasse {{Italy-silent-film-stub