Paolo e Francesca
1950, Italian. Directed by Raffaello Matarazzo.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Raffaello MatarazzoDirector
- 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
Details
- Released
- 28 February 1950
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Vittorio Nino Novarese, Vittorio Calvino, Raffaello Matarazzo
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Paolo e Francesca runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Paolo e Francesca isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 February 1950. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Paolo e Francesca?
Paolo e Francesca (1950) was directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and stars Odile Versois, Andrea Checchi, Armando Francioli.