Il falco e la colomba: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Albano 1525. Princess Elena Campireali, after receiving a severe education in the abbey of Castro, is betrothed to Prince Savelli who in exchange ensures the cardinal's investiture to Fabio, Elena's brother. Elena however falls in love with Giulio Branciforte, a mercenary in the service of Cardinal Colonna, who wants to become Pope at all costs. After a series of vicissitudes, Elena marries Savelli believing Giulio dead, in 1527, German serfs, mercenaries known as Lanzighenecchi (Landsknechten) descend to Italy and attack Rome, causing chaos and disorder.

Series details

• Title: Il falco e la colomba
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Italian
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2009-10-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-11-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Canale 5
• Network country: Italy
• Typical episode runtime: 100 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 52625
• TVDB ID: 266968

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-10-13; final listed air date 2009-11-17; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Il falco e la colomba on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.