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Jessica

Jessica

She's a Honeyhaired Dish of Dynamite - Who Explodes Joy On the Screen!

19624.31h 52m

Overview

When the men of a Sicilian village start obsessing over ravishing blonde midwife Jessica, angry females revolt by refusing to have sex with their husbands. As the local priest tries to encourage procreation, Jessica falls for a tricky recluse.

Directed by Jean Negulesco
Written by Flora Sandstrom, Edith R. Sommer
Produced by Jean Negulesco
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Top Cast

Maurice Chevalier

Maurice Chevalier

Father Antonio

Angie Dickinson

Angie Dickinson

Jessica Brown Visconti

Noël-Noël

Noël-Noël

Old Crupi

Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti

Edmondo Raumo

Sylva Koscina

Sylva Koscina

Nunzia Tuffi

Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Moorehead

Maria Lombardo

Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio

Luigi Tuffi

Antonio Cifariello

Antonio Cifariello

Gianni Crupi

Marina Berti

Marina Berti

Filippella Risino

Georgette Anys

Georgette Anys

Mamma Parigi

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Themes & Keywords

sicily, italyromance

About Jessica

Jessica is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1962 exploring themes of sicily, italy, romance. Directed by Jean Negulesco, it stars Maurice Chevalier, Angie Dickinson, Noël-Noël. When the men of a Sicilian village start obsessing over ravishing blonde midwife Jessica, angry females revolt by refusing to have sex with their husbands. As the local priest tries to encourage procreation, Jessica falls for a tricky recluse.

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