The Mandrake

A young man hatches a plan to sleep with another man's infertile wife. Based on the play by Machiavelli.

Cast

Rosanna Schiaffino

as Lucrezia

Philippe Leroy

as Calimaco

Totò

as il frate

Jean-Claude Brialy

as Ligurio

Romolo Valli

as messer Nicia Calpucci

Nilla Pizzi

as Sostrata

Armando Bandini

as Siro

Pia Attanasio Fioretti

as la 'francesina'

Mino Bellei

as avventore dell'osteria

Donato Castellaneta

as l'uomo-donna

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