Feb 28, 1950
92 min
Full-HD

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.

Category

Romance History Drama

Country

Italy

Companies

Lux Film

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)

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