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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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Cast

Kristoffer Tabori
Giovanni

Kathleen Beller
Beatrice
Michael Egan
Baglioni

Leonardo Cimino
Rappaccini

Antonia Rey
Emma
Madeline Willemsen
Lisabetta

Dennis Boutsikaris
Vito
Coqui González
Flower Seller

Henry Fonda
Self - Series Host (uncredited)
Director
Dezsö Magyar
Director
Creator

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Short Story
Herbert Hartig
Writer