''Captain Fracasse'' () is a 1919 Italian silent historical film directed by Mario Caserini. 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 rema ...

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Cast

In alphabetical order * Ferruccio Biancini as Duca di Vallombrosa * Amedeo Ciaffi * Gemma De Ferrari as Agostina * Nini Dinelli as Chiquita * Mimi * Roberto Spiombi 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 {{1910s-Italy-film-stub