
My Wife is a Witch(1980)
A witch being condemned to burn to death by the Holy Inquisition makes a contract with the devil to be reborn in our times.


Ferruccio Tagliavini
Gino Marini

Mischa Auer
Bernard Stork

Marilyn Buferd
Ellen Rawlins

Carlo Campanini
Emilio Pogliazzi

Leonardo Cortese
Prof. Franco Bresci

Folco Lulli
Ramirez

Gianni Rizzo
Max

Franca Marzi
Flora

William Tubbs
Antonio

Aldo Silvani
The Devil
Fame and the Devil is a fantasy, comedy film released in 1949. Directed by Steno, it stars Ferruccio Tagliavini, Mischa Auer, Marilyn Buferd. Three men consider selling their souls to Satan in order to possess a beautiful woman.
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Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.

Elliot Richards, a socially awkward IT worker, is given seven wishes to get the girl of his dreams when he meets a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include being a 7 foot basketball star, a wealthy, powerful man, and a sensitive caring guy. But, as could be expected, the Devil puts her own little twist on each of his fantasies.

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