The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)
An anthology presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso: A husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair; a bank clerk abandons his wife for his mistress, but the rest of the town's husbands become jealous and unite to conspire against them; and local men all seduce a promiscuous young woman, but when her father eventually reveals that she is underage, they all face prosecution for statutory rape.
Director: Pietro Germi
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 115 min
Release Date: February 10, 1966
Cast
- Virna Lisi - Milena Zulian
- Gastone Moschin - Osvaldo Bisigato
- Nora Ricci - Gilda Bisigato
- Alberto Lionello - Toni Gasparini
- Olga Villi - Ippolita Gasparini
- Beba Lončar - Noemi Castellan
- Franco Fabrizi - Lino Benedetti
- Gigi Ballista - Giacinto Castellan
- Gia Sandri - Betty Scodeler
- Quinto Parmeggiani - Giovanni Soligo
Screenplay
- Luciano Vincenzoni (Story)
- Luciano Vincenzoni (Screenplay)
- Pietro Germi (Screenplay)
- Pietro Germi (Story)
- Furio Scarpelli (Screenplay)
Music: Carlo Rustichelli
Cinematography: Aiace Parolin
Editing: Sergio Montanari
Production: Dear Film, Les Films du Siècle
Country: Italy, France
Language: Italiano
Original Language: it
More Films by Director: Pietro Germi
More Films in Genre: Comedy
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Birds, the Bees and the Italians about?
- An anthology presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso: A husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair; a bank clerk abandons his wife for his mistress, but the rest of the town's husbands become jealous and unite to conspire against them; and local men all seduce a promiscuous young woman, but when her father eventually reveals that she is underage, they all face prosecution for statutory rape.
- Who directed The Birds, the Bees and the Italians?
- The Birds, the Bees and the Italians was directed by Pietro Germi.
- Who stars in The Birds, the Bees and the Italians?
- The Birds, the Bees and the Italians stars Virna Lisi, Gastone Moschin, Nora Ricci, Alberto Lionello, Olga Villi, Beba Lončar.
- How long is The Birds, the Bees and the Italians?
- The Birds, the Bees and the Italians has a runtime of 1h 55m (115 minutes).
- What genre is The Birds, the Bees and the Italians?
- The Birds, the Bees and the Italians is a Comedy film.
- Where was The Birds, the Bees and the Italians produced?
- The Birds, the Bees and the Italians was produced in Italy, France.