La Mandragore (1965)
Florence, XVIe siècle. Callimaco, adroit séducteur, rêve de conquérir la belle et inaccessible Lucrezia, épouse légitime de maître Nicia, juriste renommé. Celui-ci ne parvient pas à obtenir d'enfant avec sa femme. Callimaco se sert de cette situation pour échafauder un stratagème. Il se fait passer pour un médecin d'expérience et de grande réputation auprès de Nicia, finalement assez crédule et stupide pour croire aux allégations de Callimaco. Le film est une adaptation de la comédie éponyme, écrite vraisemblablement en 1518, par Nicolas Machiavel.
Directeur:
Alberto Lattuada
écrivains:
Alberto Lattuada, Luigi Magni, Stefano Strucchi.
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Rosanna Schiaffino as Lucrezia |
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Philippe Leroy as Calimaco |
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Totò as il frate |
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Jean-Claude Brialy as Ligurio |
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Romolo Valli as messer Nicia Calpucci |
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Nilla Pizzi as Sostrata |
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Armando Bandini as Siro |
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Pia Attanasio Fioretti as la 'francesina' |
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Mino Bellei as avventore dell'osteria |
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Donato Castellaneta as l'uomo-donna |
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Walter Pinelli as il negromante |
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Ugo Attanasio as lo stregone |
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Luigi Leoni as lo scrivano |
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Renato Montalbano as l'archeologo |
| Directing | Alberto Lattuada | Director |
| Writing | Alberto Lattuada | Screenplay |
| Writing | Niccolò Machiavelli | Theatre Play |
| Production | Antonio Sarno | Unit Manager |
| Production | Enzo Ocone | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Serena Canevari | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Andreina Casini | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Maria Pia Trepaoli | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Franco Di Giacomo | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Enrico Fontana | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Sergio Rubini | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Fiorenza Carboni | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Giannetto Nardi | Sound |
| Art | Umberto Turco | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franco Corridoni | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Massimo Tavazzi | Set Decoration |
| Art | Umberto Turco | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giulio Natalucci | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Teresa Corridoni | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Cicoletti | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Renato Cadueri | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Nino Baragli | Editor |
| Art | Carlo Egidi | Production Design |
| Directing | Giancarlo Zagni | Co-Director |
| Camera | Tonino Delli Colli | Director of Photography |
| Production | Eliseo Boschi | Production Manager |
| Writing | Luigi Magni | Screenplay |
| Writing | Stefano Strucchi | Screenplay |
| Production | Alfredo Bini | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danilo Donati | Costume Design |
| Sound | Gino Marinuzzi Jr. | Original Music Composer |