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.
- Created by
- Raffaello Matarazzo
- Origin
- IT
- TMDB rating
- 9.0 / 10 · 1 vote
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