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The Lovers of Verona (1949)

The Lovers of Verona (1949)

Drama
Release Date: 1949, March 7
Directors: André Cayatte
Countries: France
Production: Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
Cast: Marcel Dalio, Serge Reggiani, Anouk Aimée, Martine Carol, Roland Armontel, Philippe Lemaire, Robert Rollis, Pierre Brasseur, Lucien Raimbourg, Claude Nicot, Marcel Pérès, Charles Blavette

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...