The Poet and the Spy

The Poet and the Spy

2026 · 99 min · ★ 5.4 · Action, Adventure, Romance, War

In 1919 Fiume, Russian spy Beatrice navigates political turmoil while protecting poet Gabriele D’Annunzio, entangling with an intelligence chief and a WWI deserter amid Italy’s revolutionary unrest.

Directed by Arnaldo Catinari · Written by Arnaldo Catinari

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