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The Ape Woman

Name: The Ape Woman
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1964-01-31
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 7.3

★ 7,3 /10 (59 Votes)

1964 IT 92 min

Overview

A modest Neapolitan man meets a young woman with excessive hairiness. He exhibits her at fairs and marries her. It is after marriage that he receives a tempting offer from a French manager.

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Release date

31/01/1964

Votes

Popularity

1.4

Genres

Drama Comedy

Status

Released

Original title

La donna scimmia

Language

Runtime

92 min

Ugo Tognazzi

Antonio Semola

Annie Girardot

Maria

Achille Majeroni

Majoroni

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Filippo Pompa Marcelli

Bruno

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Ermelinda De Felice

Sister Furgonicino

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Elvira Paolini

Chambermaid in Paris

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Ugo Rossi

Baron Rossi

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Eva Belami

Marco Ferreri

Priest face in diapo in Africa (uncredited)

Regina Elena Bisio

Woman at Hospital (uncredited)

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Jacques Ruet

Doctor in Paris

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Tonino Cianci

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Vittorio Esposito

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* English Title: The Ape Woman * Original Title: La donna scimmia * Year: 1964 * Country: Italy, France * Language: Italian * Genre: Comedy, Drama * Director: Marco Ferreri * Writers: * Marco Ferrieri * Rafael Azcona * Music: Teo Usuelli * Cinematography: Aldo Tonti * Cast: * Ugo Tognazzi * Annie Girardot * Achille Majeroni * Ermelinda De Felice * Rating: 6.2/10 A competition entry in Cannes from Italy in 1964, this Marco Ferreri Black-and-White satire cashes in on the real-life story of Julia Pastrana (1834-1860), an indigenous woman from Mexico, whose face and body …

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