The Lovers of Verona

The Lovers of Verona

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 7, 1949

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Drama

User Score

50%

Original Title

Les Amants de Vérone

Production Companies

Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique

Director

André Cayatte

Description

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...