By 1820, Edmund Kean is the most admired Shakespearan actor. But if his art is peerless, his free lifestyle is ill thought of, particularly by the high society. Kean has fallen passionately in love with Countess Elena de Koefeld, the wife of the ambassador of Denmark. Elena loves him too but hesitates to give up her rank in society and follow Kean. On the other hand, Anna, a rich heiress who refuses to marry Lord Mewill, the husband chosen by her parents, confesses her love for Kean and decides to become an actress like him... The aristocrats, outraged by Edmund's profligate ways, decide to boycott his performances and his career is broken. Kean does not recover from such a blow and, on a stormy night, dies in Elena's arms.
Иван Мозжухин
as Edmund Kean
Наталья Лисенко
as La comtesse Elena de Koefeld
Pauline Po
as Ophélie / Juliette
Otto Detlefsen
as Prince of Wales
Mary Odette
as
Kenelm Foss
as
Nicolas Koline
as
Georges Deneubourg
as
Albert Bras
as
