Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Raffaello MatarazzoDirector
- Vittorio Nino NovareseScreenplay
- Alessandro CicogniniOriginal Music Composer
- Raffaello MatarazzoScreenplay
- Vittorio CalvinoScreenplay
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