Wife For a Night (1952)
- Original title
- Moglie per una notte
- Directed by
- Mario Camerini
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In 19th century Italy, a wealthy older man pretends to be his own wife's lover to avoid a jealous husband. The scheme gets tangled up with a beautiful young woman and leads to a series of comic misunderstandings.
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What happens
Wife for a Night (Italian: Moglie per una notte) is a 1952 Italian historical comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Gino Cervi and Nadia Gray. It was based on the play The Dazzling Hour by Anna Bonacci which was later updated for the Billy Wilder film Kiss Me, Stupid. The film's sets were designed by the art director Flavio Mogherini. Location shooting took place around Parma. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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