Check to the Queen

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Check to the Queen
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Directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile
Written by Tullio Pinelli
Brunello Rondi
Cinematography Roberto Gerardi
Edited by Mario Morra
Music by Piero Piccioni
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
Language Italian

Scacco alla regina, internationally released as Check to the Queen, is a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile.

Contents

It is based on the novel The Slave by Renato Ghiotto. [1] [2]

Plot

Margaret Mevin is an arrogant famous actress, accustomed to being served and revered by the people with whom she surrounds herself. Silvia comes to her service as a lady companion, but her submissive role soon acquires masochistic traits and homosexual shades.

Cast

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References

  1. Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN   8884405033.
  2. Andrea Pergolari. Verso la commedia: momenti del cinema di Steno, Salce, Festa Campanile. Firenze libri, 2002.