The Priest's Wife

The Priest's Wife (1970)

PGFebruary 26, 1971 (US)Drama, Comedy1 hour and 43 minutes
61%
User score

A Girl in Love Has Enough Problems...

Description

Discovering her boyfriend is married, a young lady attempts to take her life, pausing only to phone a Help Line. Finding herself very much alive in hospital she meets the priest who took the call and, much taken with him, she starts trying to date him. He in turn succumbs to her charms and they soon realise their major problem is his Holy vow of celibacy.

Dino Risi
Director
Ruggero Maccari
Screenplay
Bernardino Zapponi
Screenplay

Actors

Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
Valeria Billi
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Mastroianni
Don Mario
Venantino Venantini
Venantino Venantini
Maurizio
Jacques Stany
Jacques Stany
Jimmy Guitar
Pippo Starnazza
Pippo Starnazza
Valeria's Father
Augusto Mastrantoni
Augusto Mastrantoni
Monsignor Caldana
Giuseppe Maffioli
Giuseppe Maffioli
Davide Libretti
Miranda Campa
Miranda Campa
Valeria's Mother
Gino Cavalieri
Gino Cavalieri
Don Filippo
Nerina Montagnani
Nerina Montagnani
Paola Natale
Paola Natale
Vittoria Crispo
Vittoria Crispo
Dana Ghia
Dana Ghia
Lucia
Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
suicide attemptvaticancelibacyromancebetrayalcatholic priest