Movies by Virna Lisi
As part of the cast:
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Balzac: A Life of Passion (1999)
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Jeanne Moreau, Virna Lisi …
Directed by: Josée Dayan
Gérard Depardieu -- cast partly for his resemblance to Rodin's sculpture of Honoré de Balzac -- plays the French literary genius in this miniseries that focuses on…
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Queen Margot (1994)
Cast: Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade …
Directed by: Patrice Chéreau
To cement a partnership between Protestants and Catholics in France, Margot de Valois (Isabelle Adjani) agrees to an arranged marriage to Henri of Navarre (Daniel Auteuil). Although…
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Miss Right (1981)
Cast: Karen Black, Margot Kidder, Marie-France Pisier …
Determined to find true love, expatriate journalist Terry Bartell (William Tepper, who also wrote the screenplay) dumps all of his girlfriends and goes on a quest for Miss Right in this…
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Bluebeard (1972)
Cast: Richard Burton, Raquel Welch, Sybil Danning …
Directed by: Edward Dmytryk
Taking a lesson from the famous English king, Austrian aristocrat Baron von Sepper (Richard Burton) would rather dispose of his wives than divorce them -- a scheme that works well until wife…
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Night Flight from Moscow (1972)
Cast: Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda, Dirk Bogarde …
Directed by: Henri Verneuil
Yul Brynner and Henry Fonda head the stellar cast of this spy thriller about a U.S. president who must decide whether a Russian spy who claims he's defecting to the U.S. is legitimate --…
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The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Virna Lisi …
Directed by: Stanley Kramer
Incompetent mayor Italo Bombolini (Anthony Quinn) rises to the occasion when his small Italian town is threatened by approaching Nazis planning to seize the town's supply of valuable…
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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
Cast: Suzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane, Michael Constantine …
Directed by: Mel Stuart
In this farcical look at Americans abroad, vacationing Samantha Perkins (Suzanne Pleshette) finds herself wooed by tour guide Charlie Cartwright (Ian McShane). As the busload of travelers…
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Anyone Can Play (1968)
Cast: Ursula Andress, Virna Lisi, Claudine Auger …
Directed by: Luigi Zampa
Four gorgeous gals -- Norma (Ursula Andress), Luisa (Virna Lisi), Paola (Marisa Mell) and Esmerelda (Claudine Auger) -- decide to hit the town one night in a big way, leaving behind their…
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The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)
Cast: Virna Lisi, Gastone Moschin, Nora Ricci …
Directed by: Pietro Germi
Winner of the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival and starring Italian bombshell Virna Lisi, this comic romp weaves together three stories that reveal the sexual secrets of the…
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Not With My Wife, You Don't (1966)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Virna Lisi, George C. Scott …
Directed by: Norman Panama
American flyboy Tom Ferris (Tony Curtis) wins the heart of a beautiful Italian nurse during the Korean War, but only after convincing her that his romantic rival (and fellow flier) has been…
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Assault on a Queen (1966)
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Virna Lisi, Anthony Franciosa …
Directed by: Jack Donohue
Frank Sinatra headlines this heist flick about a gang of clever ex-soldiers who plot to hold up the H.M.S. Queen Mary and plunder its gold reserves using a refurbished World War II U-boat.
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Casanova '70 (1965)
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Virna Lisi, Marisa Mell …
Directed by: Mario Monicelli
Marcello Mastroianni stars as a womanizing NATO officer with an unusual sexual hang-up: He can only get aroused when he's in danger. This Oscar-nominated romp follows the repercussions…
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How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi, Claire Trevor …
Directed by: Richard Quine
After impetuously wedding a beauty he just met, a cartoonist fantasizes about getting out of the hasty marriage by plotting his wife's murder in his sketchbook. But will life imitate art…
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Eva (1962)
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Stanley Baker, Virna Lisi …
Directed by: Joseph Losey
The cushy life of writer Tyvian Jones (Stanley Baker) turns upside down when he meets erotic but scheming Eva Olivier (Jeanne Moreau). Tyvian becomes obsessed with her and deserts his…
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Duel of the Titans (1961)
Cast: Steve Reeves, Gordon Scott, Virna Lisi …
Directed by: Sergio Corbucci
The myth of Romulus and Remus springs to life in this action-packed epic starring Steve Reeves and Gordon Scott as the heroic twins who are raised by a wolf and grow up to challenge the…