---
title: 'Legend of Love (1950)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Raffaello Matarazzo'
released: '1950-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/legend-of-love-1950'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046160/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Legend of Love (1950)

1950 · 89 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: Paolo e Francesca

## Synopsis

Paolo e Francesca, also known as Legend of Love, is a 1950 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Odile Versois and Armando Francioli. It is loosely based on real life events of Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Polenta.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Raffaello Matarazzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/raffaello-matarazzo)
- **Screenplay:** [Raffaello Matarazzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/raffaello-matarazzo), [Vittorio Calvino](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-calvino), [Vittorio Nino Novarese](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-nino-novarese)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alessandro Cicognini](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-cicognini)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mario Montuori](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-montuori)
- **Editor:** [Mario Serandrei](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-serandrei)

## Cast

- [Armando Francioli](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-francioli)
- [Enzo Musumeci Greco](https://cinepixo.com/people/enzo-musumeci-greco)
- [Aldo Silvani](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-silvani)
- [Andrea Checchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-checchi)
- [Roberto Murolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-murolo)
- [Teo Teocoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/teo-teocoli)
- [John Bailey](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bailey-3)
- [Odile Versois](https://cinepixo.com/people/odile-versois)
- [Sergio Fantoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-fantoni)
- [Norman Claridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-claridge)

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