Dangerous Beauty (1998)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $4,553,271.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.227 |
Directed By
Marshall Herskovitz
Crew
Jeannine Dominy
George Fenton
Bojan Bazelli
Steven Rosenblum
Marshall Herskovitz
Edward Zwick
Arthur Coburn
Mike Wassel
Stefania Cella
Paolo Lucidi
Yozo Tokuda
Per Hallberg
Paolo Lucidi
Gianni Giovagnoni
Federico Laurenti
Livia Tovoli
David W. Alstadter
Michael G. Nathanson
Christopher Assells
Dino DiMuro
Rudy Pi
Debra Lovatelli
Ian Whittaker
Vincenzo Testa
Stephen Randall
Alberto Mangiante
Inigo Lezzi
Gabriella Pescucci
Fabrizio Sforza
David Stephenson
Wendy Kurtzman
Barbara Pastrovich
Bryan Bowen
Robert Stromberg
Bob Bowman
Peter Michael Sullivan
Mary Selway
Norman Garwood
Kelvin McIlwain
Desiree Corridoni
Anna Behlmer
Giovanni Lovatelli
Kuki López Rodero
Philip D. Morrill
Nazzareno Zamperla
Alberto Spiazzi
Irma Misantoni
Adriana Mattiozzi
Mirko Zamperla
Russell Eaton
Giorgio Antonini
Sylwester Zawadzki
Scott J. Gill
Lesley Langs
Alessandro Novelli
Carlo Poggioli
Ferdinando Stazzone
David Zamperla
Katia Crispino
Sandy Osborne
Claudette Lilly
Arnon Milchan
Marshall Herskovitz
Sarah Caplan
TOP CAST
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
Charlotte Randle
Francesca
Alberto Rossatti
Andrea Tron
Anna Sozzani
Marina
Luis Molteni
Giacomo Bahalli
Tim McMullan
Zealot
Richard O'Callaghan
Zealot
Lenore Lohman
Venetian Wife
Maude Bonanni
Venetian Wife
Gaia Zoppi
Venetian Wife
Roberto Corbiletto
Taylor
David Gant
Bolognetti
Annelie Harryson
Fanatic Woman
Daniele Ciampi
Naked Workman
Elena Mita
Elena's Child
Federica Mita
Elena's Child
Patrizia Leonet
Courtesan
Simona Nobili
Courtesan
Cristina Rinaldi
Courtesan
Fulvia Lorenzetti
Courtesan
Flaminia Fegarotti
Courtesan
Francesca Lucidi
Courtesan
Lena Guthorsen
Courtesan
Valentina Ardeatini
Courtesan
Tiziana Della Spina
Courtesan
Anna Maria Minati
Courtesan
Ilaria De Vincenzis
Courtesan
Garmy Sall
Courtesan
Anna Maria Malipiero
Courtesan
Federica Federici
Courtesan
Angela Camuso
Courtesan
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