Call Girls of Rome (Italian: I piaceri del sabato notte, lit. 'The pleasures of Saturday night') is a 1960 Italian film directed by Daniele D'Anza and starring Andreina Pagnani, Jeanne Valérie, Scilla Gabel,[1] and Elsa Martinelli.[2][3] Jean Murat also appears.[4][5]
| Call Girls of Rome | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Daniele D'Anza |
| Screenplay by | Oreste Biancoli Daniele D'Anza Mino Guerrini Giuseppe Mangione Ugo Pirro |
| Story by | Oreste Biancoli |
| Produced by | Luigi Carpentieri Ermanno Donati |
| Starring | Andreina Pagnani Jeanne Valérie |
| Cinematography | Marco Scarpelli |
| Edited by | Roberto Cinquini |
| Music by | Armando Trovajoli |
Production company | Panda Societa per L'Industria Cinematografica |
| Distributed by | Pallas Filmverleih (1960) (West Germany) Gala Film Distributors (1961) (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
editBehind the facade of a fashion house in Milan, run by Arabella, lies an efficient high-class prostitution ring.
Cast
edit- Andreina Pagnani as Arabella
- Jeanne Valérie as Paola Masetti
- Maria Perschy as Claudia
- Scilla Gabel as Patrizia
- Elsa Martinelli as Marisa, model
- Pierre Brice as Aldo, lawyer
- Jean Murat as General Masetti, father of Paola and Silvana
- Romolo Valli as Commissioner
- Roberto Risso as Carlo Malpighi
- Corrado Pani as Young Blackmailer
- Renato Speziale as Luigi, Arabella's lover
- Giuseppe Porelli as Commendator Paolo Iavecchia
- Luigi Pavese as Baldoni
- Maria Grazia Spina as Silvana
- Marilù Tolo as Luigi's mistress
- Carlo Pisacane as Neapolitan old man
- Paola Barbara as Mrs. Masetti, mother of Paola and Silvana
- Aldo Giuffrè as Ernesto
- Michele Malaspina as A client of the atelier
- Roy Ciccolini as Mori, footballer
- Cesarina Gheraldi as Lisa, maid of the Masetti house
- Nino Pavese as Inspector De Stefani
- Silvano Tranquilli as Deputy Commissioner
- Tom Felleghy as Swiss Client
- Giulio Marchetti as Another Swiss Client
- Arnaldo Ninchi as Footballer
- Roberto Bruni as A client of the atelier
- Arturo Dominici as A client of the atelier
- Laura Nucci as A client of the atelier
- Linda Sini as A client of the atelier
References
edit- ^ Brode, Douglas (2016). Deadlier Than the Male: Femme Fatales in 1960s and 1970s Cinema. BearManor Media. p. 263. ISBN 9781593931841.
- ^ Segrave, Kerry; Martin, Linda (1990). The Continental Actress: European Film Stars of the Postwar Era. McFarland. p. 58. ISBN 978-0899505107.
- ^ Parish, James Robert (1977). Film Actors Guide: Western Europe. Scarecrow Press. p. 363. ISBN 978-0810810440.
- ^ Oscherwitz, Dayna; Higgins, Mary Ellen (2009). The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 312. ISBN 978-0810870383.
- ^ Lancia, Enrico; Melelli, Fabio (2006). Attori stranieri del nostro cinema (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 241. ISBN 978-8884404251.