''When Women Had Tails'' ( it, Quando le Donne Avevano la Coda) is a 1970 Italian

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set in

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times when “women had tails” and were hunted by

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. It stars

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, and

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. It was followed by ''

When Women Lost Their Tails ''When Women Lost Their Tails'' ( it, Quando le donne persero la coda) is a 1972 Italian fantasy-comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. It is the sequel of '' When Women Had Tails''. Cast *Senta Berger: Filli * Lando Buzzanca: Ham * ...

''.

Plot

Seven orphan cavemen grow up on a little island all by themselves. After a fire burns all the vegetation, they set out to find a new place to live. One day they trap a strange animal, looking very similar to them, only softer and with longer hair. She, Filli (

), is attracted to one of the brothers, Ulli (

), and convinces him that a certain kind of playing with each other is far more satisfying than just eating her.

Cast

: Filli *

: Ulli *

: Kao * Frank Wolff: Grr *

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: Maluc *

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: Put *

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: Uto *

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: Zog *

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: leader of the tribe of cave women

Home video release

It was released on VHS by

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. Oct. 9, 2020 Update: It was released on DVD in 2003 by Miracle Pictures a Division of PMC Corp. (And a October 9th 2020 internet search of "When Women Lost Their Tails (DVD 2003)" shows at least 2 different DVD cover art versions & one combination 2 movies on 1 DVD with "Blitz" as the second movie.)

References

External links

* 1970 films 1970 comedy films Films directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile Films scored by Ennio Morricone Films about cavemen Films set on islands Italian comedy films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub