Paolo e Francesca (1950)
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.
- Date of release
- 1950-02-28
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Romance, History, Drama
- Director
- Raffaello Matarazzo
Casting
- Odile Versois — Francesca da Rimini
- Andrea Checchi — Gianciotto Malatesta
- Armando Francioli — Paolo Malatesta
- Nino Marchesini — Count Guido
- Aldo Silvani — King's Astrologer
- Dedi Ristori — Ornella
- Roberto Murolo — Il giullare di corte
- Sergio Fantoni — Servitore (uncredited)
- Angela Lavagna — La Madre Badessa
- Enzo Musumeci Greco — Capitan Manfredi
- Guido Morisi — Capitano Usodimare
- Giulio Tomasini — Capitan Verucchio
Interesting facts
Paolo e 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.
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