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The Countess Died of Laughter

The Countess Died of Laughter

Part of Frau Wirtin Filmreihe

1973•1h 26m•3.7/10
Comedy

Ratings

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3.7/10(6)

A man goes to a convent with exciting news, one of the nuns is an heir to a fortune! The man causes the nuns to become obsessed with him as he tries to find the right heir.

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Production

Cinemar, Neue Delta Filmproduktion

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Teri Tordai

Teri Tordai

Sexy Susan / Susanne Delberg

Gabriele Tinti

Gabriele Tinti

Vincent van der Straten

Femi Benussi

Femi Benussi

Clarissa

Christina Losta

Marika Mindzenthy

Piroschka

Alena Penz

Alena Penz

Anselma

Sonja Jeannine

Susanne

Margot Hielscher

Margot Hielscher

Oberin

Paul Löwinger

Kurt Großkurth

Kurt Großkurth

Monk

Jacques Herlin

Jacques Herlin

Monsieur Dulac

Hans Terofal

Hans Terofal

Jussuf

Franz Muxeneder

Franz Muxeneder

Bauer

Galliano Sbarra

Galliano Sbarra

Joanna Jung

Anna

Maja Hoppe

Maja Hoppe

Francoise

Erich Padalewski

Erich Padalewski

Piroschka's Lover

Dolores Schmidinger

Dolores Schmidinger

Nun

Raoul Retzer

Raoul Retzer

Osmin

Raimund Folkert

Florian

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