The Mandrake

The Mandrake

97 mins | Comedy | Nov. 18, 1965

A young man hatches a plan to sleep with another man's infertile wife. Based on the play by Machiavelli.

The Mandrake

97 mins | Comedy | Nov. 18, 1965

The Mandrake
A young man hatches a plan to sleep with another man's infertile wife. Based on the play by Machiavelli.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Arco Film, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Original title La mandragola
Directors Serena Canevari, Maria Pia Trepaoli, Giancarlo Zagni, Alberto Lattuada
Writers Alberto Lattuada, Luigi Magni, Stefano Strucchi, Niccolò Machiavelli

Cast

Rosanna Schiaffino

as Lucrezia

Philippe Leroy

as Calimaco

Totò

as il frate

Jean-Claude Brialy

as Ligurio

Romolo Valli

as messer Nicia Calpucci

Nilla Pizzi

as Sostrata

Armando Bandini

as Siro

Pia Attanasio Fioretti

as la 'francesina'

Mino Bellei

as avventore dell'osteria

Donato Castellaneta

as l'uomo-donna

Walter Pinelli

as il negromante

Ugo Attanasio

as lo stregone

Luigi Leoni

as lo scrivano

Renato Montalbano

as l'archeologo