A Policewoman in New York

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La poliziotta a New York
La poliziotta a New York.jpg
Italian theatrical release poster by Enzo Sciotti
Directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini
Starring Edwige Fenech
CinematographyGiancarlo Ferrando
Music by Berto Pisano
Release date
  • 1981 (1981)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

La poliziotta a New York (internationally released as A Policewoman in New York) is a 1981 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini. It is the final chapter in the "poliziotta" trilogy directed by Tarantini and starred by Edwige Fenech, with the first two films being Confessions of a Lady Cop (La poliziotta fa carriera, 1976) and A Policewoman on the Porno Squad (La poliziotta della squadra del buon costume, 1979). [1] [2]

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References

  1. Michele Giordano, Daniele Aramu, La commedia erotica italiana, Gremese Editore, 2000. ISBN   888440035X.
  2. Peter Bondanella (12 October 2009). A History of Italian Cinema. Continuum International Publishing Group, 2009. ISBN   978-1441160690.