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Cast
Enrico Maria Salerno
as Professor Ulderico Quario
Lilli Carati
as Teresa Aguzzi
Marisa Belli
as Cecchina
Elsa Vazzoler
as Caterina
Nino Bignamini
as Erminio Alvarini
Clara Colosimo
as Procurer
Giuliana Calandra
as Laura Marengo
Gino Pernice
as Giovanni
Renzo Montagnani
as Pasquale Aguzzi
Maria Pia Cafiero
as Prostitute (uncredited)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1979
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageItalian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes5
DirectorPasquale Festa Campanile
WritersEnrico Oldoini, Alberto Lattuada, Ottavio Jemma
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsIl corpo della ragassa
About Il corpo della ragassa
Ulderico Quario hires as servant a very beautiful young woman Teresa. Ulderico decides to proceed like a new Pygmalion and he sets about teaching her the art of seductions. But Teresa together with Cecchina start using these newfound skills to persuade Ulderico to marry her in order to claim his inheritance.
Directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile, Il corpo della ragassa leans on a strong ensemble — Enrico Maria Salerno, Lilli Carati, Marisa Belli — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1979.
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