Kean (play)

Kean, ou Désordre et génie^[1] is an 1836 play by the French writer Alexandre Dumas.

It is based on the life of the British stage actor Edmund Kean.

It premiered at the Théâtre des Variétés with Frédérick Lemaître in the title role.

Jean-Paul Sartre made his own version of play in 1954.

Adaptation

It has been adapted into films several times including^[2]

Kean, a 1921 silent German film
A Stage Romance, a 1922 American film
Kean, a 1924 silent French film
Kean, a 1940 Italian film
Kean, a 1956 Italian film

A 1961 stage musical Kean was also based on the work.

References

^ "Kean". Les Archives du Spectacle (in French). 1868-02-17. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
^ Goble p.138

Bibliography

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

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[1] "Kean". Les Archives du Spectacle (in French). 1868-02-17. Retrieved 2024-01-02.

[2] Goble p.138

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