''The Family Vice'' () is a 1975

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directed by

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and starring

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Plot

As the wealthy Count Giosuè is about to die, a no-holds-barred war between relatives opens around his bedside. These include his illegitimate daughter Suzie, his wife Ines, and his half-sister Magda, who hires a fake valet, Giacomo, to undermine the others' plans.

Cast

as Suzie *

Renzo Montagnani Renzo Montagnani (11 September 1930 – 22 May 1997) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Montagnani was born in Alessandria, Piedmont, and debuted as theatre actor thanks to the help of Erminio Macario. His first cinema succes ...

as Giacomo *

Juliette Mayniel Juliette Mayniel (22 January 1936 – 21 July 2023) was a French actress. She appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1958 and 1978. At the 10th Berlin International Film Festival, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress f ...

as Magda *

Nieves Navarro Nieves Navarro García (born 11 November 1938) is a retired Spanish actress and fashion model. She worked extensively in Italian cinema appearing alongside actors such as Totò and Lino Banfi in the 1960's and 1970's. She later adopted the Anglic ...

(credited as Susan Scott) as Ines *

Gigi Ballista Gigi Ballista (1 December 1918 – 2 August 1980) was an Italian film and television actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1961 and 1980. Life and career Born in Florence, Ballista graduated in law, then he started working as a PR consulta ...

as Count Giosuè * Roberto Pace as Marco *

Orchidea De Santis Orchidea De Santis (born 20 December 1948) is an Italian television and film actress. Biography Orchidea De Santis is an Italian actress in cinema, theatre and television. Her films include '' Il vizio di famiglia'' directed by Mariano Laurent ...

as Marisa * Anna Melita as Noemi *

Enzo Andronico Enzo Andronico (13 May 1924 – 26 September 2002) was an Italian character actor. Born as Vincenzo Andronico in Palermo, he had a prolific career between theater, cinema and television, appearing in more than 100 films. Andronico's career is ma ...

as Felice *

Renato Malavasi Renato Malavasi (8 August 1904 – 7 October 1998) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 135 films between 1921 and 1985. Selected filmography * '' The Golden Vein'' (1928) * '' The Song of Love'' (1930) * '' Lowered Sails'' (1931) * ' ...

as Monsignor *

Gastone Pescucci Gastone Pescucci (21 July 1926 – 28 October 1999) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born in Certaldo, Pescucci was mainly active on stage, where he alternated between classics and modern works. He was also active on telev ...

as don Liborio

Production

In spite of being set in

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, the film was actually shot in

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Release

The film was released by Flora Film on 7 October 1975.

Reception

In Italy, the film was a major hit, grossing over 1.187 million

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. It received mostly negative reviews from critics.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Family Vice 1975 films Commedia sexy all'italiana Films directed by Mariano Laurenti 1970s sex comedy films Films scored by Gianni Ferrio 1975 comedy films 1970s Italian films Films about inheritances Films set in Veneto