Mandragola (1966)
- Starring:
- Philippe Leroy, Rosanna Schiaffino, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alberto Lattuada
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A husband desperate for an heir, will do anything to produce one in this Italian drama, adapted from the long-banned Machiavelli classic. In desperation, the man sends his devoted wife to a man pretending to be a doctor. He convinces her to drink an infusion of mandrake weed, which he claims will kill the first man she has sex with, and render her fertile simultaneously. Not wanting to kill her husband, she sleeps with another--the doctor in disguise. Afterwards, he reveals his identity and the two fall in love. She feels no remorse as she realizes her husband cares only for an heir and not her. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Philippe Leroy - Callimaco
- Totò - Fra' Timoteo
- Jean-Claude Brialy - Ligurio
- Armando Bandini - Siro
- Rosanna Schiaffino - Lucrezia
- Romolo Valli - Nicia
- Amerigo Tot - Fra Timoteo
- Director(s):
- Alberto Lattuada
- Writer(s):
- Stefano Strucchi, Luigi Magni, Alberto Lattuada
- Producer(s):
- Alfredo Bini
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