15 Aug 1966
El Greco
Greek painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos (Mel Ferrer) woos a beauty (Rosanna Schiaffino) and faces the Inquisition in 16th-century Spain.
Dangerous Beauty
Born without privilege. Bound by tradition. She found the courage to follow her heart.
Veronica is brilliant, gifted and beautiful, but the handsome aristocrat she loves, Marco Venier, cannot marry her because she is penniless and of questionable family. So Veronica's mother, Paola, teaches her to become a courtesan, one of the exotic companions favored by the richest and most powerful Venetian men. Veronica courageously uses her charms to change destiny -- and to give herself a chance at true love.
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Catherine McCormack Veronica Franco
Rufus Sewell Marco Venier
Oliver Platt Maffio Venier
Fred Ward Domenico Venier
Naomi Watts Giulia De Lezze
Jacqueline Bisset Paola Franco
Moira Kelly Beatrice Venier
Jeroen Krabbé Pietro Venier
Joanna Cassidy Laura Venier
Melina Kanakaredes Livia
Daniel Lapaine Serafino Franco
Justine Miceli Elena Franco
Jake Weber King Henry
Simon Dutton Minister Ramberti
Grant Russell Francesco Martenengo
Peter Eyre The Doge
Carla Cassola Caterina
Gianni Musy Joseph
Michael Culkin Bishop De la Torre
Ralph Riach Lorenzo Gritti
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