Comedy ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1962 · 1h 52m

Jessica

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Director
Jean NegulescoOreste Palella
Cast
Maurice Chevalier as Father Antonio Angie Dickinson as Jessica Brown Visconti Noël-Noël as Old Crupi Gabriele Ferzetti as Edmondo Raumo Sylva Koscina as Nunzia Tuffi Agnes Moorehead as Maria Lombardo
Crew
Piero Portalupi — Director of Photography Renzo Lucidi — Editor Marie-Sophie Dubus — Editor Mario Nascimbene — Original Music Composer Edith R. Sommer — Screenplay Flora Sandstrom — Novel
Tagline

She's a Honeyhaired Dish of Dynamite - Who Explodes Joy On the Screen!

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
sicily, italyromance
Key Collaborators
Jean Negulesco Director Oreste Palella Director Piero Portalupi Director of Photography Renzo Lucidi Editor Marie-Sophie Dubus Editor Mario Nascimbene Original Music Composer Edith R. Sommer Screenplay Flora Sandstrom Novel Jean Negulesco Producer Annalisa Nasalli-Rocca Costume Design
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