''La vergine, il toro e il capricorno'' (internationally released as ''The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn'', ''Erotic Exploits of a Sexy Seducer'', ''Not Tonight Darling'' (not to be confused with the 1971 British drama ''Not Tonight, Darling''), ''Bull by the Horns'' and ''The Virgin, the Bull and the Capricorn'') is a

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sexy comedy film directed by

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. According to the film critic

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, the film is "one of the most funny films" in the

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genre.

Plot

An established

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ese architect who lives in

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(Alberto Lionello), indomitable unfaithful to his wife (Edwige Fenech), does everything not to be discovered by her. But when this happens, the wife takes revenge by cheating on her husband with a young architecture student (Ray Lovelock).

Cast

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: Gianni Ferretti *

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: Gioia Ferretti *

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: Felice Spezzaferri *

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: Alvaro *

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: Comm. Benito Gussoni * Ray Lovelock: Patrizio Marchi *

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: Tourist with Patrizio *

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: Enrica * Riccardo Garrone: Husband of Enrica *

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: Raffaele *

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: Wife of Raffaele *

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: Peppino Ruotolo *

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: Father of Gianni *

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: Alberto Scapicolli *

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: American professor *

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: Luisa

References

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* 1977 films 1970s sex comedy films Adultery in films Commedia sexy all'italiana Films set in Rome 1970s Italian-language films 1977 comedy films Films scored by Franco Pisano 1970s Italian films {{erotic-comedy-film-stub