The Family Vice
{{short description|1975 film}}
{{Infobox film
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| image = Vizio-The Family Vice.jpg
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| director = Mariano Laurenti
| story=
| writer = Marino Onorati
Cesare Frugoni
Gianfranco Couyoumdjian
| starring = Edwige Fenech
| music = Gianni Ferrio
| cinematography = Federico Zanni
| editing = Alberto Moriani
| producer =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1975|10|07|df=y}}
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| country = Italy
| language = Italian
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The Family Vice ({{Langx|it|Il vizio di famiglia}}) is a 1975 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mariano Laurenti and starring Edwige Fenech.{{cite book|author1=Chiti, Roberto |author2=Poppi, Roberto |author3=Lancia, Enrico |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film|publisher=Gremese, 1991|isbn=8876059695 |chapter=Il vizio di famiglia}}
==Plot ==
As the wealthy Count Giosuè is about to die, a no-holds-barred war between relatives opens around his bedside. These include his illegitimate daughter Suzie, his wife Ines, and his half-sister Magda, who hires a fake valet, Giacomo, to undermine the others' plans.
Cast
- Edwige Fenech as Suzie
- Renzo Montagnani as Giacomo
- Juliette Mayniel as Magda
- Nieves Navarro (credited as Susan Scott) as Ines
- Gigi Ballista as Count Giosuè
- Roberto Pace as Marco
- Orchidea De Santis as Marisa
- Anna Melita as Noemi
- Enzo Andronico as Felice
- Renato Malavasi as Monsignor
- Gastone Pescucci as don Liborio
== Production ==
In spite of being set in Veneto, the film was actually shot in Tirrenia.
== Release ==
The film was released by Flora Film on 7 October 1975.{{Cite book |last=Giusti |first=Marco |author-link=Marco Giusti |title=Dizionario Stracult della commedia sexy |date=2019 |publisher=Bloodbuster edizioni |isbn=978-88-943385-3-9 |pages=477-8 |language=it |chapter=Il vizio di famiglia}}
== Reception ==
In Italy, the film was a major hit, grossing over 1.187 million lira. It received mostly negative reviews from critics.
References
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External links
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Category:Commedia sexy all'italiana
Category:Films directed by Mariano Laurenti
Category:1970s sex comedy films
Category:Films scored by Gianni Ferrio