The Lovers of Verona (1949)

5.0/10 105 min Drama

Overview

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...

Cast

Serge Reggiani

Angelo (Romeo)

Anouk Aimée

Georgia Maglia (Juliette)

Pierre Brasseur

Raffaele

Louis Salou

Ettore Maglia

Martine Carol

Bettina Verdi

Marcel Dalio

Amedeo Maglia

Roland Armontel

Blanchini

Charles Dechamps

Sandrini

René Génin

Guardian of the Tomb

Solange Sicard

Lucia Maglia

Claudye Carter

Clio

Marcel Pérès

Domini

Guy Favières

The grandfather

Frédéric O'Brady

Killer

Max Dalban

Killer

Charles Blavette

Boss of the glassworks

Philippe Lemaire

Benedetti

Claude Nicot

Leo

Marianne Oswald

Laetitia

Yves Deniaud

Ricardo

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