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...
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
