The Countess of Castiglione

Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, is an unscrupulous and beautiful woman, in love with Andrea Pieri, a patriot ready to do anything to free Italy from the foreign oppressor. Wounded during a chase, Pieri takes refuge in the castle of Virginia, which, with the approval of her husband, Count Francesco Verasis of Castiglione, takes care of him. Meanwhile, Nigra, in charge of the affairs of the Kingdom of Piedmont in Paris, discovers the relations of the countess with the subversives and sees in her the perfect tool to bring Napoleon closer to the Italian cause.

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Francesca DelleraVirginia Oldoini Verasis / Contessa di Castiglione

Jeanne MoreauPrincipessa Sisi Altieri

Sergio RubiniCostantino Nigra

Christopher ThompsonAndrea Pieri

Andrea TidonaPrefetto Donadieu

Frédéric van den DriesscheImperatore Napoleone III

Goya ToledoImperatrice Eugenia

Marco MesseriCamillo Benso / Conte di Cavour

Toni GarraniRothschild

Sergio AssisiFrancesco Verasis / Conte di Castiglione

Claire NeboutMatilde Bonaparte