Dangerous Beauty

Based On the book by Margaret Rosenthal

Dangerous Beauty is a 1998 American biographical drama film directed by Marshall Herskovitz, and starring Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell and Oliver Platt. Based on the non-fiction book The Honest Courtesan by Margaret Rosenthal, the film is about Veronica Franco, a courtesan in sixteenth-century Venice who becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft. The film features a supporting cast that includes Fred Ward, Naomi Watts, Moira Kelly and Jacqueline Bisset. The film was released as A Destiny of Her Own in some regions, and was retitled The Honest Courtesan for its UK release.

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Release date:

1998

Director:

Marshall Herskovitz

Cast:

Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, Oliver Platt, Daniel Lapaine, Fred Ward

Genre:

Romance, Drama, Biographical

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1998 in adaptations