''Cainà'' is a 1922 Italian silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Gennaro Righelli Gennaro Righelli (12 December 1886 – 6 January 1949) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and acting, actor. He directed more than 110 films in Italy and Germany between 1910 and 1947. In 1930, he directed the first Italian sound fil ...

and starring Maria Jacobini,

Carlo Benetti Carlo Benetti (1885–1949) was an Italian film actor of the silent era.Goble p.125 During the sound era he worked as production manager on a number of films. Selected filmography * '' Assunta Spina'' (1915) * ''The Lady of the Camellias'' (1915 ...

and

Ida Carloni Talli Ida Carloni Talli (31 January 1860 – 23 April 1940) was an Italian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 92 films between 1912 and 1924. She was born Rome and died in Milan. She made her debut as a stage actress in 1887.Ida Carlo ...

.Olla p.126 It was shot at the Fert Studios in

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Cast

* Maria Jacobini as Cainà *

as Pietro *

as La madre * Eugenio Duse * Sig. Carmi as Giannatola

References

Bibliography

* Mattei, Jean-Pierre. ''La Corse & le cinéma: première époque, 1897-1929 : le muet''. A. Piazzola, 1996. * Olla, Gianni. ''Dai Lumière a Sonetàula: 109 anni di film, documentari, fiction e inchieste televisive sulla Sardegna''. CUEC, 2008.

External links

* 1922 films 1920s Italian-language films Films directed by Gennaro Righelli Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films 1922 drama films Silent Italian drama films 1920s Italian films {{1920s-Italy-silent-film-stub