Better a Widow
{{Infobox film
| name =Better a Widow
| image =Meglio vedova.JPG
| caption = Italian film poster
| director = Duccio Tessari
| producer = Turi Vasile{{cite web|url=https://en.unifrance.org/movie/49386/better-a-widow|title=Better a Widow|publisher=UniFrance|accessdate=November 3, 2020}}
| screenplay = {{plainlist|
- Adriano Baracco
- Ennio De Concini
- Brian Degas
- Tudor Gates
- Duccio Tessari
}}
| story = Ennio De Concini{{cite book |last1=Cowie|first1=Peter|last2=Elley|first2=Derek|title=World Filmography: 1967|publisher=Tantivy Press |date=1977 |page=317}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
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| music = Carlo Rustichelli
| cinematography = Ennio Guarnieri
| editing = Mario Morra
| studio = {{plainlist|
- Ultra Film
- Universal Productions France
}}
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| released = {{film date|df=y|1968|10|9|Italy}}
| runtime = 105 minutes
| country = {{plainlist|
- Italy
- France
}}
| language = Italian
| budget =
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Better a Widow ({{langx|it|Meglio vedova}}) is a 1968 Italian comedy film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti.{{cite web|url=http://www.mymovies.it/filmografia/?a=73|title=Gabriele Ferzetti |publisher=Mymovies.it|accessdate=November 30, 2010}}
Cast
- Virna Lisi: Rosa Minniti
- Peter McEnery: Tom Proby
- Gabriele Ferzetti: don Calogero Minniti
- Jean Servais: Baron Misceni
- Lando Buzzanca: Massito
- Agnès Spaak: prostitute
- Nino Terzo: Carmelo
- Carla Calò: governante di Rosa
- Roy Bosier: direttore d'orchestra
- Bruno Lauzi: direttore d'albergo
Reception
"Werb." of Variety found the film to be a "modest imitation" of American styled romantic adventure films, noting "fine photography, sets, costuming and music" but that "screenplay is one of the major flaws but it is difficult to determine whether vet Italo writer Ennio De Concini and director Duccio Tessari are responsible or whether fault is with collaborators Brian Degas and Tudor Gates."{{cite book|title=Variety's Film Reviews 1968-1970|volume=12|publisher=R. R. Bowker|ISBN=0-8352-2792-8|year=1983|at=There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "November 20, 1968"}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0064653|title=Better a Widow}}
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Category:1960s Italian-language films
Category:Films directed by Duccio Tessari
Category:Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli
Category:Universal Pictures films
Category:Italian-language comedy films
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