''Love and Poison'' (Italian: ''Amori e veleni'') is a 1950 Italian

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directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Lois Maxwell and

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.Poppi p.87 It was released in America in 1952, and is sometimes dated by that year. The film was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Set in the mid-seventeenth century, it portrays a romance between Queen Christina of Sweden and an Italian during her stay in Rome.

Cast

* Amedeo Nazzari as Franco Santinelli * Lois Maxwell as Queen Christina *

as Orsola * Olga Solbelli as Domitilla Baglioni * Giulio Donnini as Gelasio Baglioni * Massimo Sallusti as Carlo *

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as Annamaria Di Cerri * Alfredo Varelli as Egidio d'Alvernia *

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as Duke Di Cerri *

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as Astrologa * Cesare Fantoni *

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* Ave Ninchi *

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* Riccardo Foti * Lia Murano *

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* Checco Durante * Achille Togliani * Greta Mandrà *

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References

Bibliography

* Poppi, Roberto. ''I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri''. Gremese Editore, 2002.

External links

* 1950 films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Giorgio Simonelli 1950s historical adventure films Italian historical adventure films Films set in the 17th century Films set in Rome Cultural depictions of Christina, Queen of Sweden Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub