Sex Can Be Difficult

Dec 24, 1962

1h 55m

★ 6.0

Eros on the rampage in three delightful sketches concerning love and sex… or sex and love?

Overview

A journalist could marry the daughter of a tycoon, but prefers a relationship with a married woman. An attorney renounces her lover by greed. A soldier tries to approach a widow on a train. A German couple looking for adventure mistakingly aim for the wrong target, yet find love.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Eichberg-Film

SPA Cinematografica

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Cast

L'uomo (segment "Le donne")

Enrico Maria Salerno

Valeria (segment "Le donne")

Catherine Spaak

La squillo (segment "Le donne")

Claudia Mori

L'avvocato (segment "L'avaro")

Vittorio Gassman

La moglie del ricco decaduto (segment "L'avaro")

Nadja Tiller

Anna (segment "L'avaro")

Lilla Brignone

Il marito (segment "L'avaro")

Adriano Rimoldi

Il soldato (segment "L'avventura di un soldato")

Nino Manfredi

La vedova (segment "L'avventura di un soldato")

Fulvia Franco

Hilde Brenner (segment "Il serpente")

Lilli Palmer

Hans (segment "Il serpente")

Bernhard Wicki

Maresciallo (segment "Il serpente")

Gastone Moschin

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