Jessica (1962)
She's a Honeyhaired Dish of Dynamite - Who Explodes Joy On the Screen!
1962 · 1h 52m · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
When the men of a Sicilian village start obsessing over ravishing blonde midwife Jessica, angry females revolt by refusing to have sex with their husbands. As the local priest tries to encourage procreation, Jessica falls for a tricky recluse.
Director: Jean Negulesco, Oreste Palella
Writers: Flora Sandstrom, Edith R. Sommer
Music by: Mario Nascimbene
Cinematography: Piero Portalupi
Editor: Marie-Sophie Dubus, Renzo Lucidi
Cast
Maurice Chevalier as Father AntonioAngie Dickinson as Jessica Brown ViscontiNoël-Noël as Old CrupiGabriele Ferzetti as Edmondo RaumoSylva Koscina as Nunzia TuffiAgnes Moorehead as Maria LombardoMarcel Dalio as Luigi TuffiAntonio Cifariello as Gianni CrupiMarina Berti as Filippella RisinoGeorgette Anys as Mamma ParigiKerima as Virginia TorielloCarlo Croccolo as Beppi TorielloMore like this
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