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City of Women
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Title: City of Women

Release Date: 28 Mar 1980

Runtime: 2h 20m

Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Opera Film Produzione, Gaumont

Production Companies: Opera Film Produzione, Gaumont

Overview: The charismatic Snaporaz encounters an alluring woman on a train and pursues her through a forest. He ends up at a hotel populated by women gathered for a feminist conference, where he is an unwanted presence. Snaporaz soon discovers he’s entered a phantasmagoric world where women have taken power.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.002 (262 votes)

Cast

  • Snàporaz: Marcello Mastroianni
  • Elena, the wife: Anna Prucnal
  • The lady on the train: Bernice Stegers
  • Donatella, the dancing girl: Donatella Damiani
  • The motorcyclist (as Iole Silvani): Jole Silvani
  • Dr. Xavier Katzone: Ettore Manni
  • Oliver Hardy: Fiammetta Baralla
  • Feminist: Hélène Calzarelli
  • Commandant: Catherine Carrel
  • Slave: Marcella Di Falco
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