Ubalda, All Naked and Warm | |
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Directed by | Mariano Laurenti |
Written by | Tito Carpi Luciano Martino Carlo Veo |
Produced by | Luciano Martino |
Starring | Edwige Fenech Pippo Franco |
Cinematography | Tino Santoni |
Music by | Bruno Nicolai |
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Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Quel gran pezzo dell'Ubalda tutta nuda e tutta calda (literally "That hottie Ubalda, all naked and all hot"), internationally released as Ubalda, All Naked and Warm (though translated to Spanish as "Ubalda la hermosa, ardiente y fogosa" [1] ) is a 1972 Italian comedy film directed by Mariano Laurenti.
It gained a great commercial success [2] and launched the "commedia sexy all'italiana" genre. [3] [4] Walter Veltroni defined the film a "cult-title" and a title which is "a piece of Italian history". [5]
The main actors Edwige Fenech and Pippo Franco were reunited for the similar Giovannona Long-Thigh , released the following year.
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