The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

115 mins | Comedy | Feb. 10, 1966

An anthology film that presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso. In the first story, a husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair. In the second, 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. In the third, men of the town all seduce a promiscuous teenager, but her father eventually reveals that she is underage, and they face prosecution for statutory rape.

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

115 mins | Comedy | Feb. 10, 1966

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
An anthology film that presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso. In the first story, a husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair. In the second, 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. In the third, men of the town all seduce a promiscuous teenager, but her father eventually reveals that she is underage, and they face prosecution for statutory rape.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Les Films du Siècle, Dear Film Produzione
Original title Signore e signori
Directors Gian Maria Ferretto, Mirta Guarnaschelli, Francesco Massaro, Pietro Germi, Michael Haggiag
Writers Pietro Germi, Furio Scarpelli, Agenore Incrocci, Luciano Vincenzoni

Cast

Virna Lisi

as Milena Zulian

Gastone Moschin

as Osvaldo Bisigato

Nora Ricci

as Gilda Bisigato

Alberto Lionello

as Toni Gasparini

Olga Villi

as Ippolita Gasparini

Beba Lončar

as Noemi Castellan

Franco Fabrizi

as Lino Benedetti

Gigi Ballista

as Giacinto Castellan

Gia Sandri

as Betty Scodeler

Quinto Parmeggiani

as Giovanni Soligo

Moira Orfei

as Giorgetta Casellato

Aldo Puglisi

as Carabiniere Mancuso

Gustavo D'Arpe

as Scarabello

Alberto Rabagliati

as Galeazzo Casellato

Patrizia Valturri

as Alda Cristofoletto

Carlo Bagno

as Bepi Cristofoletto

Giulio Questi

as Franco Zaccaria

Virgilio Scapin

as Don Schiavon

Sergio Fincato

as Lawyer Maschio

Virgilio Gazzolo

as Il giornalista Tosato

Elia Guiotto

as Giuseppe "Bepi" Scodeller