The Soldier with Great Maneuvers

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The Soldier with Great Maneuvers
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Directed by Nando Cicero
Written byAnnie Albert
Nando Cicero
Fiorenzo Fiorentini
Starring Edwige Fenech
Renzo Montagnani
Cinematography Giancarlo Ferrando
Edited byDaniele Alabiso
Music by Piero Umiliani
Distributed byMedusa
Release date
  • 1978 (1978)
LanguageItalian

The Soldier with Great Maneuvers (Italian : La soldatessa alle grandi manovre, French : La toubib prend du galon) is a 1978 commedia sexy all'italiana film co-written and directed by Nando Cicero and starring Edwige Fenech. It is the sequel of The Nurse on a Military Tour . [1] [2]

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Plot

Cast

Production

The film was a co-production between Devon Film, Medusa, Films Jacques Leitienne, and Imp.Ex.Ci. [1] [2] It was shot in Elba. [1]

Release

The film was released in Italian cinemas by Medusa in August 1978. [1]

Reception

Domestically the film was a hit, grossing over 1.100 million lire. [1] Giovanna Grassi on Corriere della Sera described it as "a thin little story [...] that is nothing more than an alibi for stitching together already known jokes, gags and characterisations". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Giusti, Marco (2019). "La soldatessa alle grandi manovre". Dizionario Stracult della commedia sexy (in Italian). Bloodbuster edizioni. p. 431-2. ISBN   978-88-943385-3-9.
  2. 1 2 Chiti, Roberto; Poppi, Roberto; Lancia, Enrico (1991). "La soldatessa alle grandi manovre". Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese. p. 293. ISBN   8876059695.
  3. Grassi, Giovanna (22 September 1978). "Nel regno della Fenech". Corriere della Sera . p. 19.