Movie, 1950
Paolo e Francesca
IMDb 9.0, 92 min, Romance, History, Drama, Italy
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.
Cast
12 credited
Odile Versois
Francesca da Rimini
Andrea Checchi
Gianciotto Malatesta
Armando Francioli
Paolo Malatesta
Nino Marchesini
Count Guido
Aldo Silvani
King's Astrologer
DR
Dedi Ristori
Ornella
Roberto Murolo
Il giullare di corte
Sergio Fantoni
Servitore (uncredited)
AL
Angela Lavagna
La Madre Badessa
EM
Enzo Musumeci Greco
Capitan Manfredi
GM
Guido Morisi
Capitano Usodimare
GT
Giulio Tomasini
Capitan Verucchio
Details
DirectorRaffaello Matarazzo
WritersVittorio Nino Novarese, Dante Alighieri, Raffaello Matarazzo, Vittorio Calvino
Runtime92 min
ReleasedTue, Feb 28, 1950
CountryItaly
IMDBtt0046160
