''Le motorizzate'' ("The motorized women") is a
1963 Italian anthology
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In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically cate ...
comedy film
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written and directed by
Marino Girolami.
Plot
Five segments. The collision between a van of religious, supporters of the Christian Democrats, and a
Fiat 600
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Measuring only long, its all-ne ...
with on board a group of young militants of the PCI. Misadventures of a prostitute who works into a caravan placed under a viaduct. A walker faces a foot race to the beat of music. The poor Urbano Cacace impersonates a traffic policeman in order to feed his family. A woman with her brand new car hit a man who tries to take advantage of the incident attempting an insurance scam.
Cast
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Totò as Urbano Cacace
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Walter Chiari as Walter
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Bice Valori as Lola Rossi
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Ave Ninchi as Sister Teresa
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Sandra Mondaini
Alessandrina "Sandra" Mondaini (; 1 September 1931 – 21 September 2010) was an Italian actress, singer, and television and radio presenter. She appeared in 30 films between 1953 and 2008.
Born in Milan, Italy, she married actor Raimondo ...
as The Lady Driver
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Raimondo Vianello as Camillo
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Gianni Agus
Gianni Agus (17 August 1917 – 4 March 1994) was an Italian actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1938. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1938 and 1991.
Life and career
Born in Cagliari, Sardinia, after his dip ...
as The Prosecutor
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France Anglade
Marie France Anglade (17 July 1942 in Constantine, Algeria – 28 August 2014 in La Verrière, Île-de-France), was a French Algerian film actress.
Selected filmography
* 1991 : '' Toubab Bi'' : wife of the reception centre
* 1990 : '' Faux ...
as Sister Maria
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Carlo Pisacane as Achille
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Valeria Fabrizi as Valeria
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Riccardo Billi
Riccardo Billi (22 April 1906 – 15 April 1982) was an Italian film actor and comedian. With Mario Riva he appeared as ''Billi & Riva'', one of the most popular Italian comic duos in the 1950s.
He appeared in around 85 films between 1938 ...
as Righetto
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Michel Galabru as Pompeo Saronno
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Vinicio Sofia
Vinicio Sofia (13 November 1907 – 30 December 1982) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Corleone, Sofia began his career on screen in 1933 when he made his film debut in '' Black Shirt'' directed by Giovacchino Forzano ...
as Commendator Pelliccioni
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Anna Campori as Miss Cacace
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Mario Castellani as Inspector
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Pierre Doris
Pierre Doris (1919–2009) was a French actor and humorist.
Selected filmography
* ''Comme un cheveu sur la soupe'' (1957) - Le chasseur du 'Néant'
* '' Love Is at Stake'' (1957) - Le publiciste
* ''Le triporteur'' (1957) - Le voyageur à la d ...
as Lola's Client
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Liana Orfei as Cacace's Defence Counsel
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Ennio Girolami
Enio Girolami (14 January 1935 – 16 February 2013), sometimes credited as Thomas Moore, was an Italian film and television actor.
Born in Rome, son of director Marino Girolami and brother of director Enzo G. Castellari, Girolami made his ...
as Activist of Communist Party
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Corrado Mantoni
Corrado Mantoni (2 August 1924 – 8 June 1999), known simply as Corrado, was an Italian radio and television host.
Biography
He was born in Rome, where he followed classic studies and in jurisprudence; before finishing university studies he s ...
as narrator / interviewer
References
External links
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1963 films
Films directed by Marino Girolami
Italian comedy films
1963 comedy films
1960s Italian-language films
1960s Italian films
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