Summary
A gorgeous housekeeper turns the tables on the men in a small Mediterranean coastal town by using their own vicious drinking game.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+18)
Critics 89Audiences 71GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer89%
Audience score75%
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109110Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1959
January 25, 1959
67 years ago
Genres
DramaCrimeLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
ItalianMade in
- Italy
- France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 17 more21 people
- Gina LollobrigidaMarietta
- Pierre BrasseurDon Cesare
- Marcello MastroianniEnrico Tosso
- Melina MercouriDonna Lucrezia
- Yves MontandMatteo Brigante
- Raf MattioliFrancesco Brigante
- Vittorio CaprioliAttilio
- Lidia AlfonsiGiuseppina
Nino VingelliPizzaccio
Bruno CarotenutoBalbo
Paolo StoppaTonio
Luisa RivelliElvira
Anna ArenaAnna - la moglie d'Attilio
Gianrico TedeschiPrimo disoccupato
Anna Maria BottiniMaria
Edda SoligoGiulia- HKHerbert KnippenbergLo svizzero
Franco PesceVecchietto in piazza
Joe DassinSecondo disoccupato
Marcello GiordaIl parroco
Teddy BilisIl giudice Alessandro
Directing · 4
- Jules Dassin Director, Screenplay
- Jacques Deray First Assistant Director
- Suzanne Durrenberger Script Supervisor
- Nino Zanchin First Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Roger Vailland Novel
- Françoise Giroud Dialogue
- Diego Fabbri Dialogue
Production · 8
- Maleno Malenotti Producer
- Jacques Bar Producer
- Georges Bardawil Production Secretary
- Baccio Bandini Production Manager
- Louis Manella Unit Manager
- Walter Rupp Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Otello Martelli Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Roger Dwyre Editor
Sound · 3
- Roman Vlad Original Music Composer
- William Robert Sivel Sound
- Marc Lanjean Music Director
Art · 4
- Mario Chiari Production Design
- Robert Giordani Production Design
- Pasquale Romano Assistant Production Design
- Jacques d'Ovidio Assistant Production Design
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