Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Emilia-Romagna
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Music
Music by Alessandro Cicognini
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Mario Montuori
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Vittorio Nino NovareseScreenplay
- Dante AlighieriOriginal Story
- Vittorio CalvinoScreenplay
- Raffaello MatarazzoScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 28, 1950
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
Production
Cast
Odile VersoisFrancesca da Rimini
Andrea ChecchiGianciotto Malatesta
Armando FrancioliPaolo Malatesta
Nino MarchesiniCount Guido
Aldo SilvaniKing's Astrologer- Dedi RistoriOrnella
Roberto MuroloIl giullare di corte
Sergio FantoniServitore (uncredited)- Angela LavagnaLa Madre Badessa
- Enzo Musumeci GrecoCapitan Manfredi
- Guido MorisiCapitano Usodimare
- Giulio TomasiniCapitan Verucchio
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