The Lovers of Verona (1949)
Les Amants de Vérone
Angelo, a glass-blower from Murano, and Georgia Maglia, the pretty daughter of a fallen fascist magistrate, are chosen to be the stand-ins for the stars of a film version of "Romeo and Juliet" being shot on location in Venice and Verona. It is not long before they fall in love and their romance parallels that of Shakespeare's timeless heroes. Indeed their union is threatened by the schemings of Raffaele, the Maglia family's dubious tout...
- Date of release
- 1949-03-07
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (14)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- André Cayatte
Casting
- Serge Reggiani — Angelo (Romeo)
- Anouk Aimée — Georgia Maglia (Juliette)
- Pierre Brasseur — Raffaele
- Louis Salou — Ettore Maglia
- Martine Carol — Bettina Verdi
- Marcel Dalio — Amedeo Maglia
- Roland Armontel — Blanchini
- Charles Dechamps — Sandrini
- René Génin — Guardian of the Tomb
- Solange Sicard — Lucia Maglia
- Claudye Carter — Clio
- Marcel Pérès — Domini
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