Poker in Bed

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Poker in Bed
Poker in Bed.jpg
Directed by Giuliano Carnimeo
Written byTito Carpi
Mariano Laurenti
Francesco Milizia
Produced by Luciano Martino
Starring Edwige Fenech
CinematographyFederico Zanni
Edited by Eugenio Alabiso
Music by Alessandro Alessandroni
Release date
  • 1974 (1974)
LanguageItalian

La signora gioca bene a scopa?, internationally released as Poker in Bed, is a 1974 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Giuliano Carnimeo. [1]

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Plot

Michele, owner of a shoe store in Parma, is an avid but unlucky poker player: to repay his debts, he decides to become a prostitute

Cast

Fenech as Eva in Poker in Bed Edwige Fenech - "La signora gioca bene a scopa" (1974).jpg
Fenech as Eva in Poker in Bed

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References

  1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876059695.