The Versace Saga

Jul 28, 2023

0h 53m

★ 7.0

Overview

The Versace story is a family story of glory and tragedy that reads like a glamorous soap opera. In the late 1970s, Gianni Versace founded a small family business that would grow into a global fashion empire with his older brother in charge of the finances and his sister as artistic director. His audacious designs would revolutionise the fashion industry.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Incognita

ARTE GEIE

The Versace Saga Trailers

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Gianni Versace

Self (archive footage)

Donatella Versace

Self

Carla Bruni

Voice-over (voice)

Anne Steffens

Self

Arnaud Bazin

Self

Tim Blanks

Self

Serge Carreira

Self

Vincent Darré

Self

Vanessa Friedman

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