

The Conjugal Bed
1963-04-07 · 92 min · ★ 6.5
A forty-year-old employee marries a seemingly quiet girl who turns into a mantis after the wedding.
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- Directors
- Marco Ferreri
- Production companies
- Sancro Film, Les Films Marceau-Cocinor
- Countries
- France, Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ugo TognazziAlfonso
Marina VladyRegina
Walter GillerFather Mariano
Linda SiniMother Superior
Riccardo FelliniRiccardo
Gian Luigi PolidoroIgi
Nino VingelliMan at the Cemetery
Achille MajeroniAunt Mafalda
Jacqueline Perrier
Renato Montalbano
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