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Rappaccini's Daughter

Rappaccini's Daughter

19806.70h 55m

Overview

Set in 18th Century Italy, RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER is the tale of a young scholar named Giovanni (Kristoffer Tabori) who falls in love with a beautiful, yet forbidden, girl who tends her father's poison garden. However, the strange and unearthly beauty of Beatrice (Kathleen Beller) masks a terrifying curse which Giovanni must tragically discover. Her father, the mysterious Dr. Rappaccini, has made her the subject of a diabolical experiment. In Giovanni's attempt to free Beatrice from the control of her father and to escape the poisonous effect she begins to have on him, he unwittingly destroys her. From the short story of master American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, two quintessential Hawthorne themes are explored: the sins of interfering with another's soul and the futility of trying to tamper with nature.

Directed by Dezsö Magyar
Written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herbert Hartig
Produced by Calvin Skaggs
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Top Cast

Kristoffer Tabori

Kristoffer Tabori

Giovanni

Kathleen Beller

Kathleen Beller

Beatrice

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Michael Egan

Baglioni

Leonardo Cimino

Leonardo Cimino

Rappaccini

Antonia Rey

Antonia Rey

Emma

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Madeline Willemsen

Lisabetta

Dennis Boutsikaris

Dennis Boutsikaris

Vito

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Coqui González

Flower Seller

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Self - Series Host (uncredited)

About Rappaccini's Daughter

Rappaccini's Daughter is a drama, fantasy, mystery, tv movie film released in 1980. Directed by Dezsö Magyar, it stars Kristoffer Tabori, Kathleen Beller, Michael Egan. Set in 18th Century Italy, RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER is the tale of a young scholar named Giovanni (Kristoffer Tabori) who falls in love with a beautiful, yet forbidden, girl who tends her father's poison garden. However, the strange and unearthly beauty of Beatrice (Kathleen Beller) masks a terrifying curse which Giovanni must tragically discover. Her father, the mysterious Dr. Rappaccini, has made her the subject of a diabolical experiment. In Giovanni's attempt to free Beatrice from the control of her father and to escape the poisonous effect she begins to have on him, he unwittingly destroys her. From the short story of master American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, two quintessential Hawthorne themes are explored: the sins of interfering with another's soul and the futility of trying to tamper with nature.

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