The Queens
6.0
“Four kinds of queenly females...some regal, some legal, all exciting!”
Four comedic shorts explore quirky relationships and misadventures: a teenage girl's journey home, a self-serving babysitter, a husband confronting infidelity, and a wealthy woman's drunken escapades with her butler.
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Cast
22 people
Monica Vitti
Sabina ("Fata Sabina")
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Enrico Maria Salerno
Gianni ("Fata Sabina")
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The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
School of Thieves
Claudia Cardinale
Armenia ("Fata Armenia")
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
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Gastone Moschin
Dr. Aldini ("Fata Armenia")
Known for
The Godfather Part II
My Friends
Raquel Welch
Elena ("Fata Elena")
Known for
Fantastic Voyage
One Million Years B.C.
Jean Sorel
Luigi ("Fata Elena")
Known for
Belle de Jour
One on Top of the Other
Alberto Sordi
Giovanni ("Fata Marta")
Known for
The Marquis of Grillo
I Vitelloni
Capucine
Marta ("Fata Marta")
Known for
The Pink Panther
Red Sun
Olga Villi
Countess Rattazzi ("Fata Marta")
Known for
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
Toto and the Women
Anthony Steel
The Professor ("Fata Marta")
Known for
Last of the Renegades
The Story of O
Renzo Giovampietro
Second Motorist ("Fata Sabina")
Known for
Sandokan
Don Camillo's Last Round
Corrado Olmi
Aldini's Friend ("Fata Armenia")
Known for
Madly in Love
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Luciano Salce Director · Mario Monicelli Director Mauro Bolognini Director
Director Screenplay
Luciano Salce
Director
Mario Monicelli
Director
Mauro Bolognini
Director
Antonio Pietrangeli
Screenplay
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Ruggero Maccari
Composer
Armando Trovajoli
Cinematographer
Carlo Di Palma
Cinematographer
Armando Nannuzzi
Cinematographer
Leonida Barboni
Editor
Nino Baragli
Editor
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Sergio Montanari
Production designer Costume designer
Piero Gherardi
Production designer Costume designer
Luca Sabatelli
Production designer
Pier Luigi Pizzi
Costume designer
Mario Chiari
First release April 21, 1966 · Produced in France, Italy · Languages German, Italian
Production
Columbia Films
Production
Documento Film
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le fate
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
German · Italian
Release dates
Italy · April 21, 1966
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
July 31, 1967 · Theatrical
Spain
September 14, 1966 · Theatrical
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