''The Priest's Wife'' ( it, La moglie del prete) is a 1970 Italian-French
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Dino Risi
Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of ''commedia all'italiana''.
Biography
Risi was born in Milan. He had an o ...
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The song "Anyone", sung by Loren, was released as a single.
Cast
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Sophia Loren as Valeria Billi
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Marcello Mastroianni as Don Mario Carlesi
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Venantino Venantini
Venantino Venantini (17 April 1930 – 9 October 2018) was an Italian film actor.Gino Cavalieri
Gino Cavalieri (25 July 1895 – 15 October 1992) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 20 films between 1937 and 1983.
Filmography
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1895 births
1992 deaths
Italian male film actors
20th-century Italian m ...
as Don Filippo
* Giuseppe Maffioli as Davide Librette
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Pippo Starnazza
Pippo Starnazza (16 April 1909 – 16 July 1975) was an Italian jazz singer and actor.
Born Luigi Redaelli in Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous ci ...
as Valeria's Father
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Miranda Campa
Miranda Campa (31 January 1914 – 7 May 1989) was a Swiss-born Italian actress and voice actress.
Life and career
Born Liliana Campa Capodaglio in Geneva, the nephew of actors Pio Campa and Wanda Capodaglio, Campa studied acting at the ...
as Valeria's Mother
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Dana Ghia
Dana Ghia (born Felicita Ghia; 13 July 1932) is an Italian former actress, singer and model. During her acting career, Ghia was sometimes credited as Ghia Arlen.
Life and career
Born Felicita Ghia in Milan, Ghia started her career as a runway ...
as Lucia
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1970 films
1970 comedy films
1970s Italian-language films
Commedia all'italiana
Films about clerical celibacy
Films directed by Dino Risi
Films produced by Carlo Ponti
Films with screenplays by Ruggero Maccari
Films scored by Armando Trovajoli
Films critical of the Catholic Church
Warner Bros. films
1970s Italian films
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