The Lovers of Verona

Overview

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...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 7, 1949

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC),Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique

Cast

Marianne Oswald,Guy Favières,Franck Maurice,Max Dalban,Anouk Aimée,Charles Dechamps,Claudye Carter,Lucien Raimbourg,Martine Carol,Philippe Lemaireand 14 more

Director

André Cayatte

Writer

André Cayatte,William Shakespeare,Jacques Prévert

Cinematography

Henri Alekan

Music

Joseph Kosma

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0040090