The Millionairess

Oct 18, 1960

1h 29m

★ 5.3

Overview

When her father dies, Epifania Parerga, an Italian in London, becomes the world's richest woman. She feels incomplete without a husband and falls in love with a humble, Indian physician, Ahmed el Kabir, much loved by his indigent English patients.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Dimitri De Grunwald Production

The Millionairess Trailers

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Cast

Epifania Parerga

Sophia Loren

Dr. Kabir

Peter Sellers

Joe

Vittorio De Sica

Sagamore

Alastair Sim

Adrian

Dennis Price

Alastair

Gary Raymond

Mrs. Joe

Miriam Karlin

Professor Merton

Noel Purcell

Polly Smith

Virginia Vernon

Mrs. Willoughby

Eleanor Summerfield

Muriel Pilkington

Pauline Jameson

Fish Curer

Alfie Bass

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