The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

1966 · directed by Pietro Germi

Rating
74/100
Hit
no

An anthology presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso: A husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair; a bank clerk abandons his wife for his mistress, but the rest of the town's husbands become jealous and unite to conspire against them; and local men all seduce a promiscuous young woman, but when her father eventually reveals that she is underage, they all face prosecution for statutory rape.

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966), directed by Pietro Germi, rates 74/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Virna Lisi
  • Gastone Moschin
  • Nora Ricci
  • Alberto Lionello
  • Olga Villi
  • Beba Lončar
  • Franco Fabrizi
  • Gigi Ballista
  • Gia Sandri
  • Quinto Parmeggiani

Crew

More from Pietro Germi

  1. Divorce Italian Style (1961) — 87/100 · hit
  2. Seduced and Abandoned (1964) — 78/100
  3. The Railroad Man (1956) — 78/100
  4. The Facts of Murder (1959) — 74/100
  5. Serafino (1968) — 61/100

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