Eleonora Duse (film)

Eleonora Duse is a 1947 Italian biographical film directed by Filippo Walter Ratti and starring Elisa Cegani, Rossano Brazzi and Andrea Checchi. It portrays the life of the celebrated Italian actress Eleonora Duse (1858–1924). The film was based on the novel La grande tragica by Nino Bolla.

Cast

 * Elisa Cegani as Eleonora Duse
 * Rossano Brazzi as Arrigo Boito
 * Andrea Checchi as Tebaldo Checchi
 * Giovanni Grasso as impresario Schurman
 * Manoel Roero as Martin Cafiero
 * Fosca Freda as Nina
 * Fedele Gentile as Rosaspina
 * Alfredo Salvatori as Gabriele D'Annunzio
 * Bruno Corelli
 * Attilio Torelli
 * Ingrid Hanussen