The Lovers of Verona

The Lovers of Verona (1949)

07 Mar 1949 • Drama • 1h 30m
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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...

André Cayatte
Director
William Shakespeare, André Cayatte, Jacques Prévert
Writer
Serge Reggiani, Anouk Aimée, Pierre Brasseur
Starring

Language: French
Awards: 1 nomination
Country: France
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6.9

IMDb (289 votes)
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