Giovanni dalle bande nere (1958)
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Vittorio Gassman, Anna-Maria Ferrero, Constance Smith, Gérard Landry
As Giovanni de' Medici fights French and German forces, he falls in love with a young woman without revealing his identity.
The story
Giovanni de' Medici, nicknamed “dalle Bande Nere” for his black armor and for acting with his troops at night, clashes with the French under Francis I and later fights against the Germans ruled by Charles V. Amid these conflicts, he falls in love with a young woman but does not reveal his true identity to her.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Giovanni de' Medici, nicknamed “dalle Bande Nere” (“of the Black Bands”) because he always wore black armor and acted with his troops at night, is engaged in clashes with the French under the command of Francis I and later fights against the Germans ruled by Charles V. Amid these turbulent events, Giovanni falls in love with a beautiful young woman, but does not reveal his true identity to her. When she discovers who he is, she withdraws to a convent. Only when Giovanni is seriously wounded in battle does the young woman change her mind and rush to ask his forgiveness.
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