La bambolona

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La bambolona
La bambolona (1968 Film).jpg
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by Franco Giraldi
Screenplay byRuggero Maccari
Franco Giraldi
Based onLa bambolona
1967 novel
by Alba de Céspedes
Starring Ugo Tognazzi
Isabella Rei
Cinematography Dario Di Palma
Edited by Ruggero Mastroianni
Music by Luis Bacalov
Production
company
Mega Film
Distributed byPanta Cinematografica
Release date
  • 1968 (1968)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

La bambolona (internationally released as Baby Doll and Big Baby Doll) is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Giraldi. It is the Giraldi's fifth film after four successful spaghetti western and the first film in which he is credited with his real name and not as Frank Garfield. [1] The film also represents the first of the four collaborations between Giraldi and the screenwriter Ruggero Maccari. [2] The film is based on the novel with the same name written by Alba De Céspedes.

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For his role in this movie Ugo Tognazzi was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor. [3] He later starred in two more movies directed by Giraldi, Cuori solitari and La supertestimone .

Plot

Cast

References

  1. Lino Micciché. Cinema italiano degli anni '70: cronache 1969-78. Marsilio, 1980.
  2. Gian Maria Zanier. Ruggero Maccari: commedia italiana e teatro di rivista. Falsopiano, 2003. ISBN   88-87011-63-X.
  3. Centro sperimentale di cinematografia. Bianco e nero , Volume 30. Editrice Il castoro, 1969.