The Doctor Prefers Sailors

Dec 1, 1981

1h 20m

★ 4.8

Overview

A doctor in a hotel has a lot of problems like a man repeatedly fails to commit suicide, a pair of window washers witness a murder by a hit man, a suspicious wife checks up on her husband who happens to be having an affair with her and many more...

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Fedelfilm

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Cast

Alvaro

Alvaro Vitali

Paola

Paola Senatore

Gianni

Gianni Ciardo

capitano Carlo Morelli

Renzo Palmer

Clara Morelli

Marisa Mell

aspirante suicida

Renzo Montagnani

fisioterapista

Sabrina Siani

killer russo

Gordon Mitchell

tenente Ardenzi

Bruno Minniti

il "morto" apparente

Renzo Ozzano

cameriere dell'Hotel

Lucio Montanaro

cliente fisioterapia

Raf Baldassarre

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