Jessica
5.5
“She's a Honeyhaired Dish of Dynamite - Who Explodes Joy On the Screen!”
When the men of a Sicilian village start obsessing over ravishing blonde midwife Jessica, angry females revolt by refusing to have sex with their husbands. As the local priest tries to encourage procreation, Jessica falls for a tricky recluse.
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Maurice Chevalier
Father Antonio
Known for
Gigi
Love in the Afternoon
Angie Dickinson
Jessica Brown Visconti
Known for
Pay It Forward
Dressed to Kill
Noël-Noël
Old Crupi
Known for
The Old Guard
Gabriele Ferzetti
Edmondo Raumo
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Sylva Koscina
Nunzia Tuffi
Known for
Lisa and the Devil
Ace
Agnes Moorehead
Maria Lombardo
Known for
Bewitched
Citizen Kane
Marcel Dalio
Luigi Tuffi
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Rules of the Game
Antonio Cifariello
Gianni Crupi
Known for
Scandal in Sorrento
In Search of the Castaways
Marina Berti
Filippella Risino
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Quo Vadis
Georgette Anys
Mamma Parigi
Known for
To Catch a Thief
La Traversée de Paris
Kerima
Virginia Toriello
Known for
Land of the Pharaohs
Carlo Croccolo
Beppi Toriello
Known for
Three Men and a Leg
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Jean Negulesco Director · Oreste Palella Director Edith R. Sommer Screenplay
United States release April 19, 1962 · Produced in United States, Italy, France · Production Dear Film, Dear Film Produzione
Production
Les Films Ariane
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Dear Film
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Dear Film Produzione
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States · Italy · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 19, 1962
Theatrical
Denmark
July 17, 1962 · Theatrical
Finland
May 4, 1962 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 14, 1963 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 1, 1964 · Theatrical
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