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Seven Beauties

Seven Beauties

19757.51h 56m

Overview

Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties" is a petty thief who lives off of the profits of his seven sisters while claiming to protect their honor at any cost, Pasqualino is arrested for murder and later sent to fight in the army after committing sexual assault. The Germans capture him and he gets sent to a concentration camp where he plots to make his escape by seducing a German officer.

Directed by Lina Wertmüller
Written by Lina Wertmüller
Produced by Giancarlo Giannini, Lina Wertmüller, Arrigo Colombo
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Top Cast

Giancarlo Giannini

Giancarlo Giannini

Pasqualino Frafuso aka Settebellezze

Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey

Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner

Shirley Stoler

Shirley Stoler

Commandant

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Elena Fiore

Concettina, a Sister

Roberto Herlitzka

Roberto Herlitzka

the socialist

Piero Di Iorio

Piero Di Iorio

Francesco - Pasqualino's comrade

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Enzo Vitale

Don Raffaele

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Ermalinda De Felice

Pasqualino's mother

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Lucio Amelio

the lawyer

Aldo Valletti

Aldo Valletti

Madman (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

armyfightconcentration campworld war iinaples, italygerman officersisterthiefhonorwoman director1940s

About Seven Beauties

Seven Beauties is a comedy, drama, war film released in 1975 exploring themes of army, fight, concentration camp, world war ii, naples, italy, german officer. Directed by Lina Wertmüller, it stars Giancarlo Giannini, Fernando Rey, Shirley Stoler. Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties" is a petty thief who lives off of the profits of his seven sisters while claiming to protect their honor at any cost, Pasqualino is arrested for murder and later sent to fight in the army after committing sexual assault. The Germans capture him and he gets sent to a concentration camp where he plots to make his escape by seducing a German officer.

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