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.
Cast
Odile Versois
Francesca da Rimini
Andrea Checchi
Gianciotto Malatesta
Armando Francioli
Paolo Malatesta
Nino Marchesini
Count Guido
Aldo Silvani
King's Astrologer
Dedi Ristori
Ornella
Roberto Murolo
Il giullare di corte
Sergio Fantoni
Servitore (uncredited)
Angela Lavagna
La Madre Badessa
Enzo Musumeci Greco
Capitan Manfredi
Guido Morisi
Capitano Usodimare
Giulio Tomasini
Capitan Verucchio
Crew
Raffaello Matarazzo
Director, Screenplay
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Screenplay
Vittorio Calvino
Screenplay
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Mario Montuori
Director of Photography
Giuliano Betti
First Assistant Director
Valentino Brosio
Producer
Ottavio Scotti
Production Design
Veniero Colasanti
Costume Design
Anna Fabrizzi
Hairstylist
Anacleto Giustini
Makeup Artist
Alessandro Cicognini
Original Music Composer
Gino Brosio
Set Decoration
Rometta Pietrostefani
Script Supervisor
Giuseppe Bordogni
Production Manager
Claudio Forges Davanzati
Unit Manager
Dante Alighieri
Original Story