Paolo e Francesca (1950)
1h 32m
Running Time
February 28, 1950Release Date
Paolo e Francesca (1950)
1h 32m
Running Time
February 28, 1950Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Odile Versois
Francesca da Rimini
Andrea Checchi
Gianciotto Malatesta
Armando Francioli
Paolo Malatesta
Nino Marchesini
Count Guido
Raffaello Matarazzo
Director
Dedi Ristori
Ornella
Vittorio Montuori
Writer
Roberto Murolo
Il giullare di corte
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Writer
Sergio Fantoni
Servitore (uncredited)
Angela Lavagna
La Madre Badessa
Alessandro Cicognini
Composer
Mario Montuori
Cinematographer
Enzo Musumeci Greco
Capitan Manfredi
Aldo Silvani
King's Astrologer
Guido Morisi
Capitano Usodimare
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Paolo e Francesca (Paolo and Francesca), also known as Legend of Love, is a 1950 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Odile Versois and Armando Francioli. It is loosely based on real life events of Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Polenta.