Paolo e Francesca

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 28, 1950

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

Italy

Production

Lux Film

Cast

Nino Marchesini,Enzo Musumeci Greco,Sergio Fantoni,Roberto Murolo,Guido Morisi,Andrea Checchi,Giulio Tomasini,Angela Lavagna,Dedi Ristori,Armando Francioliand 2 more

Director

Raffaello Matarazzo

Writer

Vittorio Nino Novarese,Dante Alighieri,Raffaello Matarazzo,Vittorio Calvino

Producer

Valentino Brosio

Cinematography

Mario Montuori

Music

Alessandro Cicognini

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0046160