''La dottoressa sotto il lenzuolo'' (Translation: ''The Lady Doctor Under the Sheet'') is a

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film directed by Gianni Martucci and launched as part of ''dottoressa'' (female doctor)

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theme. The film was also released as ''Under The Sheets''.

Plot

Three friends, students at the

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medical school are after their love adventures. Benito (

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) is trying to win the favours of Nurse Italia (

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) but she seems to prefer the company of Prof. Ciotti (

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). Naïve Alvaro (

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) is desperate to lose his virginity with his girlfriend Lella ( Ely Galleani) without knowing that she lives a double life as a prostitute. Finally, Sandro ( Eligio Zamara) is in love with the film's namesake Dr. Laura Bonetti ( Karin Schubert), the fiancée of Prof. Paolo Cicchirini (

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) who happens to be the butt of jokes at the medical school, and pretends to be sick to see her.

Cast

* Karin Schubert * Gastone Pescucci * Orchidea De Santis * Eligio Zamara * Gigi Ballista * Alvaro Vitali

References

External links

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