The Lovers of Verona (1949)
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...
- Released
- 1949-03-07
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- André Cayatte
- TMDB rating
- 5.0/10 from 14 votes
Cast
- Serge Reggiani as Angelo (Romeo)
- Anouk Aimée as Georgia Maglia (Juliette)
- Pierre Brasseur as Raffaele
- Louis Salou as Ettore Maglia
- Martine Carol as Bettina Verdi
- Marcel Dalio as Amedeo Maglia
- Roland Armontel as Blanchini
- Charles Dechamps as Sandrini
- René Génin as Guardian of the Tomb
- Solange Sicard as Lucia Maglia
- Claudye Carter as Clio
- Marcel Pérès as Domini