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

Aldo Silvani
King's Astrologer

Dedi Ristori
Ornella

Roberto Murolo
Il giullare di corte

Sergio Fantoni
Servitore (uncredited)

Angela Lavagna
La Madre Badessa

Anita Durante
Violante

Enzo Musumeci Greco
Capitan Manfredi

Guido Morisi
Capitano Usodimare

Giulio Tomasini
Capitan Verucchio

Alessandro Cicognini
Original Music Composer

Vittorio Montuori
Writer

Mario Montuori
Director of Photography
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.