Roman and Francesca

Roman and Francesca

90 mins | Drama, Romance | March 16, 1961

A Soviet trading ship sank into the Italian port. Sailor Roman went ashore. In one of the squares he heard singing. It was sung by Francesca. The sailor was delighted with her voice and beauty. They wandered for a long time that day on ancient streets and squares. And the next morning the war began. The Soviet ship had to urgently return to their homeland. It was difficult to part in love, but they believe that they will definitely meet.

Roman and Francesca

90 mins | Drama, Romance | March 16, 1961

Roman and Francesca
A Soviet trading ship sank into the Italian port. Sailor Roman went ashore. In one of the squares he heard singing. It was sung by Francesca. The sailor was delighted with her voice and beauty. They wandered for a long time that day on ancient streets and squares. And the next morning the war began. The Soviet ship had to urgently return to their homeland. It was difficult to part in love, but they believe that they will definitely meet.
Producers Dovzhenko Film Studios
Original title Роман и Франческа
Directors Volodymyr Denysenko
Writers Alexandr Ilchenko

Cast

Pavel Morozenko

as Roman

Lyudmila Gurchenko

as Francesca

Anatoli Skibenko

as Dante Alighieri / Antonio

Mikhail Zadneprovsky

as boatswain

Sofiya Karamash

as aunt Mariya

Sergey Petrov

as singing teacher

Nikolai Zhuravlyov

as Alyosha

Lev Olevsky

as Giacomo

Olga Mashek

as Verina

Mykola Rushkovsky

as Carlino

Tatyana Bestayeva

as Lucina

Aleksei Smirnov

as Herr Fritz

Nataliya Naum

as Madonna