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The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

19667.11h 55m

Overview

An anthology presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso: A husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair; a bank clerk abandons his wife for his mistress, but the rest of the town's husbands become jealous and unite to conspire against them; and local men all seduce a promiscuous young woman, but when her father eventually reveals that she is underage, they all face prosecution for statutory rape.

Directed by Pietro Germi
Written by Luciano Vincenzoni, Pietro Germi, Furio Scarpelli
Produced by Robert Haggiag, Pietro Germi
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Top Cast

Virna Lisi

Virna Lisi

Milena Zulian

Gastone Moschin

Gastone Moschin

Osvaldo Bisigato

Nora Ricci

Nora Ricci

Gilda Bisigato

Alberto Lionello

Alberto Lionello

Toni Gasparini

Olga Villi

Olga Villi

Ippolita Gasparini

Beba Lončar

Beba Lončar

Noemi Castellan

Franco Fabrizi

Franco Fabrizi

Lino Benedetti

Gigi Ballista

Gigi Ballista

Giacinto Castellan

Gia Sandri

Gia Sandri

Betty Scodeler

Quinto Parmeggiani

Quinto Parmeggiani

Giovanni Soligo

About The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians is a comedy film released in 1966. Directed by Pietro Germi, it stars Virna Lisi, Gastone Moschin, Nora Ricci. An anthology presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso: A husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair; a bank clerk abandons his wife for his mistress, but the rest of the town's husbands become jealous and unite to conspire against them; and local men all seduce a promiscuous young woman, but when her father eventually reveals that she is underage, they all face prosecution for statutory rape.

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