Cardinal Lambertini (play)
| Cardinal Lambertini | |
|---|---|
Teatro Costanzi, Rome | |
| Original language | Italian |
| Genre | Historical comedy |
| Setting | Bologna, 1739 |
Cardinal Lambertini (Italian: Il cardinale Lambertini) is an
Teatro Costanzi in Rome. His most successful work, it has been revived numerous times. For many years the title part was closely associated with the actor Ermete Zacconi
who originated it.
The play's action takes place in 1739 in
Bourbon Spanish
forces and the Cardinal has to resolve tensions between them and the local nobility who planned to revolt.
Adaptations
It has been made into films on two occasions: a 1934 film Cardinal Lambertini directed by Parsifal Bassi and starring Ermete Zacconi and Isa Miranda and a 1954 film Cardinal Lambertini directed by Giorgio Pastina and starring Gino Cervi and Nadia Gray.[1]
References
- ^ Goble p.704
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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