正在同步电影信息
Astoryfromthehistoricuprisingof1282knownastheWaroftheSicilianVespers(sinceitbeganduringtheeveningprayerserviceofvespersonEasterMondayofthatyear).SicilyisinastateofunrestundertheFrenchruleofCharlesofAnjou.ElenadiPaternoisbetrothedtoSalernogentlemanGiovannidaProcida,butsheisbeingforcedbythewishesofKingCharlestomarrytheGovernorofPalermo.Giovannireturnsfromexileandfrombehindthescenesplansarevolt.PursuedbytheGovernor'smen-at-armsunderthecommandofCaptainDroet,GiovannitakesrefugeinthehomeofTommaso,amiller.CaptainDroet,meanwhile,meetsLaura,themiller'sbeautifuldaughter,withwhomhefallsinlove.ButLauraintendstomarryalocalfisherman,sowiththehelpofboththeAbbottoftheChurchoftheHolyGhostandtheGovernor'swife,sheseekstohastenthewedding.TothwartherplansDroetlaysatrapforthemillerwhoisarrestedasarebel.TommasoisthenfatallywoundedinabattlebetweentheFrenchandtherebels.DuringthemarriagecelebrationsforLauraandthefisherman,Droetattemptstoseizethebridebyforce,butthegroomrushesintostophim.Thisisthesparkthatignitesthefireofrevoltandallthepeopleriseup.Giovannicomesdownfromthemountainwithhismen.TheGovernortriestoflee,butElenacallsonthepeopletosmitehim,thoughsheherselfisstruckdownwithherdetestedhusband.Lauraisre-unitedwithherbeloved,andSicilyisliberated.BytheendoftheuprisingsomeeightthousandFrenchmenhavebeenputtodeath.
