Jessica (1962)
She's a Honeyhaired Dish of Dynamite - Who Explodes Joy On the Screen!
- Released
- Runtime 1h 52m
- Director Oreste Palella
- Genres Comedy Drama Romance
- Rating 4.5/10 (18 votes)
Synopsis
When the men of a Sicilian village start obsessing over ravishing blonde midwife Jessica, angry females revolt by refusing to have sex with their husbands. As the local priest tries to encourage procreation, Jessica falls for a tricky recluse.
Cast
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Maurice Chevalier
as Father Antonio
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Angie Dickinson
as Jessica Brown Visconti
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Noël-Noël
as Old Crupi
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Gabriele Ferzetti
as Edmondo Raumo
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Sylva Koscina
as Nunzia Tuffi
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Agnes Moorehead
as Maria Lombardo
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Marcel Dalio
as Luigi Tuffi
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Antonio Cifariello
as Gianni Crupi
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Marina Berti
as Filippella Risino
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Georgette Anys
as Mamma Parigi
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Kerima
as Virginia Toriello
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Carlo Croccolo
as Beppi Toriello
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Rossana Rory
as Rosa Masudino
- Manuela Rinaldi as Lucia Casabranca
- Angelo Galassi as Antonio Risino
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Alberto Rabagliati
as Pietro Masudino
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Gianni Musy
as Filippo Casabranca
- Joe Pollini as Rosario
Crew
- Oreste Palella Director
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Jean Negulesco
Director
- Piero Portalupi Director of Photography
- Marie-Sophie Dubus Editor
- Renzo Lucidi Editor
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Mario Nascimbene
Original Music Composer
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Jean Negulesco
Producer
- Edith R. Sommer Screenplay
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