Paolo e Francesca

Name: Paolo e Francesca
Released: 1950

19501h 32m

Romance
History
Drama

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The tragic love story, already narrated by Dante in his Inferno, of Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Polenta. Francesca is married to Paolo's brother, Gianciotto an old and crippled man and secretly Paolo's mistress. When Gianciotto finds out tragedy ensues.

Director: Raffaello Matarazzo
Writers: Vittorio Nino Novarese, Raffaello Matarazzo, Vittorio Calvino
Music: Alessandro Cicognini
Cinematography: Mario Montuori

Cast

Odile VersoisFrancesca da Rimini
Andrea ChecchiGianciotto Malatesta
Armando FrancioliPaolo Malatesta
Nino MarchesiniCount Guido
Aldo SilvaniKing's Astrologer
Dedi RistoriOrnella
Roberto MuroloIl giullare di corte
Sergio FantoniServitore (uncredited)
Angela LavagnaLa Madre Badessa
Enzo Musumeci GrecoCapitan Manfredi

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