''La gorilla'' ("''The female bodyguard''") is a 1982 Italian

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Romolo Guerrieri Romolo Guerrieri, aka ''Romolo Girolami'' (born 5 December 1931) is an Italian film director and screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass m ...

Plot

Misadventure follows the bodyguard Ruby, a muscular girl in love with a shy designer in spite of her father, the owner of the security agency Securitas, who wants her married to a more rich and important suitor.

Cast

Lory Del Santo Loredana "Lory" Del Santo (born 28 September 1958) is an Italian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. Life and career Born in Povegliano Veronese, Del Santo started her career as a (presenter's assistant) in the 1975 edition of Fes ...

as Ruby *

Gianfranco D'Angelo Gianfranco D'Angelo (19 August 1936 – 15 August 2021) was an Italian actor and comedian. Biography Born in Rome, D'Angelo started his career as a comedian in the mid-1960s, achieving his first successes with the theatrical company "Il Bagagli ...

as Ruby's father *

Tullio Solenghi Tullio Alberto Gianfranco Solenghi (born 21 March 1948) is an Italian actor, voice actor, director, comedian, television personality and impressionist. Together with fellow actors Anna Marchesini and Massimo Lopez, he has been a member of the ...

as Adelmo Spallanzani *

Giorgio Bracardi Giorgio Bracardi (born 3 May 1933) is an Italian actor, composer and stand-up comedian. Life and career Born in Rome, the older brother of the actor, pianist and composer Franco, for many years Bracardi worked around the world as a piano pla ...

as Professor Marcellini / Professor Aristide Pollastrini *

Ugo Fangareggi Ugo Fangareggi (30 January 1938 – 20 October 2017) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Genoa, Fangareggi worked as a dental technician when in 1961 he was noticed by Luigi Squarzina who chose him to act in the play ''Ciascuno a suo ...

as Macrò

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* Italian comedy films 1982 comedy films 1982 films Films directed by Romolo Guerrieri Films scored by Fabio Frizzi 1980s Italian-language films 1980s Italian films Italian-language comedy films {{1980s-Italy-comedy-film-stub

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