The Mandrake

The Mandrake

They go wild about Rosanna Schiaffino

1965•1h 37m•5.7/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.7/10(29)

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

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Production

Arco Film, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Rosanna Schiaffino

Rosanna Schiaffino

Lucrezia

Philippe Leroy

Philippe Leroy

Calimaco

Totò

Totò

il frate

Jean-Claude Brialy

Jean-Claude Brialy

Ligurio

Romolo Valli

Romolo Valli

messer Nicia Calpucci

Nilla Pizzi

Nilla Pizzi

Sostrata

Armando Bandini

Armando Bandini

Siro

Pia Attanasio Fioretti

la 'francesina'

Mino Bellei

avventore dell'osteria

Donato Castellaneta

Donato Castellaneta

l'uomo-donna

Walter Pinelli

il negromante

Ugo Attanasio

lo stregone

Luigi Leoni

Luigi Leoni

lo scrivano

Renato Montalbano

Renato Montalbano

l'archeologo

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