Femmine di lusso

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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
  • 22 December 1960 (1960-12-22)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

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.

Contents

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. [1]

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. [2]

Cast

Production

In June 1960 it was reported the producer offered Maria Callas a role. [3] Belinda Lee has a cameo. [4]

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References

  1. Classified Ad 4 -- No Title The Washington Post and Times-Herald 14 May 1965: B15.
  2. BFI.org
  3. Maria Callas Gets Offer of Film Role Chicago Daily Tribune 8 June 1960: b2.
  4. Vagg, Stephen (September 7, 2020). "A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee". Filmink.