The Countess Died of Laughter

Apr 11, 1973

1h 26m

★ 3.0

Overview

A man goes to a convent with exciting news, one of the nuns is an heir to a fortune! The man causes the nuns to become obsessed with him as he tries to find the right heir.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Cinemar

Neue Delta Filmproduktion

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Cast

Sexy Susan / Susanne Delberg

Teri Tordai

Vincent van der Straten

Gabriele Tinti

Clarissa

Femi Benussi

Christina Losta

Piroschka

Marika Mindzenthy

Anselma

Alena Penz

Susanne

Sonja Jeannine

Oberin

Margot Hielscher

Paul Löwinger

Monk

Kurt Großkurth

Monsieur Dulac

Jacques Herlin

Jussuf

Hans Terofal

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