The Lovers of Verona
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The Lovers of Verona 1949 Directed by André Cayatte Les Amants de Vérone

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...

Country France
Production Country France
Language French
Spoken Language French
Gnere Drama
Release Date 7 March 1949
105 mins
Cast
Serge Reggiani
Serge Reggiani Angelo (Romeo)
Anouk Aimée
Anouk Aimée Georgia Maglia (Juliette)
Pierre Brasseur
Pierre Brasseur Raffaele
Louis Salou
Louis Salou Ettore Maglia
Martine Carol
Martine Carol Bettina Verdi
Marcel Dalio
Marcel Dalio Amedeo Maglia
Roland Armontel
Roland Armontel Blanchini
Charles Dechamps
Charles Dechamps Sandrini
René Génin
René Génin Guardian of the Tomb
Solange Sicard
Solange Sicard Lucia Maglia
Claudye Carter
Claudye Carter Clio
Marcel Pérès
Marcel Pérès Domini
Guy Favières
Guy Favières The grandfather
Frédéric O'Brady
Frédéric O'Brady Killer
Max Dalban
Max Dalban Killer
Charles Blavette
Charles Blavette Boss of the glassworks
Philippe Lemaire
Philippe Lemaire Benedetti
Claude Nicot
Claude Nicot Leo
Marianne Oswald
Marianne Oswald Laetitia
Yves Deniaud
Yves Deniaud Ricardo
Palmyre Levasseur
Palmyre Levasseur Dresser (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
Franck Maurice The man (uncredited)
Lucien Raimbourg
Lucien Raimbourg Stage manager (uncredited)
Robert Rollis
Robert Rollis Understudy (uncredited)
Crew
Director
André Cayatte
André Cayatte
Writers
André Cayatte
André Cayatte
Jacques Prévert
Jacques Prévert
Cinematography
Henri Alekan
Henri Alekan
Composer
Joseph Kosma
Joseph Kosma
Original Writer
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Music
Joseph Kosma
Joseph Kosma