The Spirit and the Flesh (1941)

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Country: Italy
Genres: Drama
Release: 1948-10-30
Director: Mario Camerini
Writers: Alessandro Manzoni , Mario Camerini , Ivo Perilli , Gabriele Baldini
Language: Italian
Stars: Gino Cervi , Dina Sassoli , Ruggero Ruggeri , Armando Falconi , Enrico Glori , Carlo Ninchi , Luis Hurtado , Evi Maltagliati , Ines Zacconi , Franco Scandurra
Runtime: 105 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Narzeczeni (Poland) , Sorsok a viharban (Hungary) , I promessi sposi , Os Noivos (Brazil) , I promessi sposi (Italy) , Esposos Perante Deus (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Les fiancés (France, French Republic) , De verloofden (Belgium) , Les fiancés (Belgium) , Apigorevmeni agapi (Greece) , The Spirit and the Flesh (United States of America) , Los novios (Spain) , Die Verlobte (Germany)
Plot: Lumbardy, Italy, seventeenth century. Renzo and Lucia's love story is jeopardized by Don Rodrigo, a wicked nobleman, who is interested in Lucia. When she refuses his attentions he has her kidnapped and brought to a convent whose prioress is a nun as wicked as he is. The two youths will have to go through a lot of misfortunes before being reunited and being able to marry.
IMDB:tt0034071