''Without a Woman'' (Italian: ''Senza una donna'') is a 1943 Italian " white-telephones"

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directed by

Alfredo Guarini Alfredo Guarini (1901–1981) was an Italian screenwriter, film producer and director. Guarini is noted in particular for his management of the career of the Italian actress Isa Miranda, who he eventually married. In the mid-1930s he was respons ...

and starring

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, Silvana Jachino and

Umberto Melnati Umberto Melnati (17 June 1897 – 30 March 1979) was an Italian film actor He appeared in over 35 films between 1932 and 1962. He starred in films such as the Mario Mattoli 1936 film '' L'uomo che sorride'' and ''Il signor Max'' (1937). He ...

.Chiti & Lancia p.326 The

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Piero Filippone Piero Filippone (1911–1998) was an Italian art director who designed the sets for around two hundred films. He created the sets for Roberto Rossellini's 1954 film '' Journey to Italy''.Brunette p.416 Selected filmography * '' Three Cornered H ...

and

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worked on the film's sets. It was shot at

Cinecittà Cinecittà Studios (; Italian for Cinema City Studios), is a large film studio in Rome, Italy. With an area of 400,000 square metres (99 acres), it is the largest film studio in Europe, and is considered the hub of Italian cinema. The studios we ...

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and the Fert Studios of

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. Location filming took place around Pieve Ligure near

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Synopsis

A misogynistic

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shuts himself up in a castle along with several other men. However their peace is disturbed by the arrival of some stranded female

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s who have missed their

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Cast

as Il principe Giannettini detto Giorgio Del Manto * Silvana Jachino as Marta *

as Il duca Venanzio Navarra *

Carlo Campanini Carlo Campanini (5 October 1906 – 20 November 1984), was an Italian actor, singer and comedian. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1939 and 1969. Life and career Born in Turin, Campanini attended a technical school and a course of ...

as Michelino Panigatti * Guglielmo Barnabò as Adalgiso Barni Vagnoli *

Jone Morino Jone Morino (28 April 1896 – ?) Birth name Jone Nicola Morino. was an Italian film actress. Born in Rome, Italy, appeared in at least 37 films between 1938 and 1956. Filmography *''The House of Shame'' (1938) *''Validita Giorni 10'' (19 ...

as Donna Gloria *

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as Valeria *

Maria Dominiani Maria "Mariuccia" Dominiani (10 May 1913 – 10 December 1993) was an Italian actress. Biography Dominiani made her debut on screen in the 1936 film ''Joe the Red'', dedicating herself also to variety shows and photo comics in the following dec ...

as Maria * Doretta Sestan as Stefania *

Guglielmo Sinaz Guglielmo Sinaz (20 November 1885 – 5 February 1947) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1935 and 1947. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''I Love You Only'' (1935) * '' The Grea ...

as L'impresario Pappalardo *

Franco Coop Franco Coop (27 September 1891 – 27 March 1962), was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1931 and 1960. He was born in Naples, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Before the Jury'' (1931) * '' Moth ...

as Oreste Tromba * Arturo Bragaglia as Il legale del duca * Anna Arena as Anna * Bacot as Il cameriere custode del castello * Vittorina Benvenuti as Bettina, la sorella del duca * Gino Bianchi as Marchi *

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as L'accompagnatore della signora Tromba * Pina Gallini as Stella *

Lydia Johnson Lydia ( Lydian: ‎𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern western Turkish provin ...

as La signora Tromba * Alfredo Martinelli as Un testimone *

Edda Soligo Edda Soligo (1905–1984) was an Italian film and television actress.Verdone p.111 Selected filmography * ''Adam's Tree'' (1936) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * ''The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * ''Il signor Max'' (1937) * '' To Live'' (1 ...

as La segretaria dell'istituto di bellezza

References

Bibliography

* Roberto Chiti & Enrico Lancia. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film''. Gremese Editore, 2005.

External links

* 1943 films Italian comedy films 1943 comedy films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Alfredo Guarini Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Italian black-and-white films Minerva Film films 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub