Kristoffer Tabori

Set in 18th Century Italy, RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER is the tale of a young scholar named Giovanni 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 masks a terrifying curse which Giovanni must tragically discover. From the short story of master American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne.

A young guard and a college professor convicted of manslaughter both start their first day in prison. Starring Alan Alda and Billy Dee Williams. Story by Truman Capote.