Summary
When she learns that her boyfriend is already married, Valérie
is so heartbroken that she tries to kill herself. She calls a
help line which puts her into contact with Don Mario, a priest with
whom she falls in love. Don Mario is not insensible to
Valérie’s charms and plans to marry her. He has a change
of heart when he visits the Vatican...
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Credits
- Director: Dino Risi
- Script: Ruggero Maccari, Dino Risi, Bernardino Zapponi
- Photo: Alfio Contini
- Music: Armando Trovajoli
- Cast: Sophia Loren (Valeria Billi), Marcello Mastroianni (Don Mario Carlesi), Venantino Venantini (Maurizio), Gino Cavalieri (Don Filippo), Giuseppe Maffioli (Davide Librette), Pippo Starnazza (Valeria’s Father), Miranda Campa (Valeria’s Mother), Dana Ghia (Lucia), Gino Lazzari (Caldana’s Secretary), Augusto Mastrantoni (Monsignor Caldana), Paola Natale, Jacques Stany (Jimmy Guitar), Vittorio Crispo, Nerina Montagnani
- Country: Italy / France
- Language: Italian
- Runtime: 103 min
- Aka: Femme du prêtre, La; The Priest’s Wife
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