The Ape Woman (1964)

01/31/1964Drama, Comedy1h 32m
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A modest Neapolitan man meets a young woman with excessive hairiness. He exhibits her at fairs and marries her. It is after marriage that he receives a tempting offer from a French manager.

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  1. Cast 1

    Ugo Tognazzi

    Antonio Semola

  2. Cast 1

    Annie Girardot

    Maria

  3. Cast 1

    Achille Majeroni

    Majoroni

  4. Filippo Pompa Marcelli

    Bruno

  5. Cast 1

    Ermelinda De Felice

    Sister Furgonicino

  6. Elvira Paolini

    Chambermaid in Paris

  7. Ugo Rossi

    Baron Rossi

  8. Eva Belami

  9. Cast 1

    Marco Ferreri

    Priest face in diapo in Africa (uncredited)

* English Title: The Ape Woman * Original Title: La donna scimmia * Year: 1964 * Country: Italy, France * Language: Italian * Genre: Comedy, Drama * Director: Marco Ferreri * Writers: * Marco Ferrieri * Rafael Azcona * Music: Teo Usuelli * Cinematography: Aldo Tonti * Cast: * Ugo Tognazzi * Annie Girardot * Achille Majeroni * Ermelinda De Felice * Rating: 6.2/10 A competition entry in Cannes from Italy in 1964, this Marco Ferreri Black-and-White satire cashes in on the real-life story of Julia Pastrana (1834-1860), an indigenous woman from Mexico, whose face and body ...

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