| Femmine di lusso | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Giorgio Bianchi |
| Written by | Roberto Gianviti Oreste Biancoli |
| Produced by | Dario Sabatello |
| Starring | Ugo Tognazzi Elke Sommer Walter Chiari Sylva Koscina |
| Distributed by | Trans Lux (United States) |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Femmine di lusso is a 1960 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring Ugo Tognazzi, Elke Sommer, Walter Chiari and Sylva Koscina.
It was also known as Intrigo a Taormina, Love, the Italian Way, Luxury Vacations and Travelling in Luxury.
It was released in the US in 1965 as Love, the Italian Way.
Premise
The screenplay concerns a group of passengers travelling around the Mediterranean on a luxury liner enjoying various adventures and becoming romantically involved with each other.
Cast
- Ugo Tognazzi - Ugo Lemeni
- Elke Sommer - Greta
- Walter Chiari - Walter
- Sylva Koscina - Luciana
- Gino Cervi - Ugo's father
- Caprice Chantal - Elena Le Garde
- Mario Scaccia - Edmondo, the butler
- Belinda Lee - Adriana Bessan
Production
In June 1960 it was reported the producer offered Maria Callas a role. Belinda Lee has a cameo.
References
- Classified Ad 4 -- No Title The Washington Post and Times-Herald 14 May 1965: B15.
- BFI.org
- Maria Callas Gets Offer of Film Role Chicago Daily Tribune 8 June 1960: b2.
- Vagg, Stephen (September 7, 2020). "A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee". Filmink.
External links
- Femmine di lusso at IMDb
- Film page at BFI
- Love the Italian Way at TCMDB
- Love the Italian Way at Film Affinity
- Page on the film at Elke Sommer Fan Site
- Film page at Letterbox DVD
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