The Mandrake

Nov 18, 1965

1h 37m

★ 5.7

They go wild about Rosanna Schiaffino

Overview

A young man hatches a plan to sleep with another man's infertile wife. Based on the play by Machiavelli.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Arco Film

Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France

The Mandrake Trailers

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Cast

Lucrezia

Rosanna Schiaffino

Calimaco

Philippe Leroy

il frate

Totò

Ligurio

Jean-Claude Brialy

messer Nicia Calpucci

Romolo Valli

Sostrata

Nilla Pizzi

Siro

Armando Bandini

la 'francesina'

Pia Attanasio Fioretti

avventore dell'osteria

Mino Bellei

l'uomo-donna

Donato Castellaneta

il negromante

Walter Pinelli

lo stregone

Ugo Attanasio

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