---
title: 'Dangerous Beauty (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Marshall Herskovitz'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dangerous-beauty-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118892/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dangerous Beauty (1998)

1998 · 107 min · Drama, History, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Dangerous Beauty is a 1998 American biographical drama film directed by Marshall Herskovitz, and starring Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell and Oliver Platt. Based on the non-fiction book The Honest Courtesan by Margaret Rosenthal, the film is about Veronica Franco, a courtesan in sixteenth-century Venice who becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft. The film features a supporting cast that includes Fred Ward, Naomi Watts, Moira Kelly and Jacqueline Bisset. The film was released as A Destiny of Her Own in some regions, and was retitled The Honest Courtesan for its UK release.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Marshall Herskovitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-herskovitz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George Fenton](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-fenton)
- **Producer:** [Edward Zwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-zwick), [Arnon Milchan](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnon-milchan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bojan Bazelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/bojan-bazelli)
- **Editor:** [Arthur Coburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-coburn)

## Cast

- [Melina Kanakaredes](https://cinepixo.com/people/melina-kanakaredes) as Livia
- [Catherine McCormack](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-mccormack) as Veronica Franco
- [Rufus Sewell](https://cinepixo.com/people/rufus-sewell) as Marco Venier
- [Jeroen Krabbé](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeroen-krabbe) as Pietro Venier
- [Oliver Platt](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-platt) as Maffio Venier
- [Moira Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/moira-kelly) as Beatrice Venier
- [Carla Cassola](https://cinepixo.com/people/carla-cassola)
- [Naomi Watts](https://cinepixo.com/people/naomi-watts) as Giulia De Lezze
- [Simon Dutton](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-dutton) as Minister Ramberti
- [Michael Culkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-culkin)
- [Jacqueline Bisset](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-bisset) as Paola Franco
- [Jake Weber](https://cinepixo.com/people/jake-weber) as Henry III of France
- [Fred Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-ward) as Domenico Venier
- [Daniel Lapaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-lapaine) as Serafino Franco
- [Joanna Cassidy](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanna-cassidy) as Laura Venier

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