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