Casanova escapes from prison and takes refuge in a convent. To
his alarm, he soon discovers that he has become impotent, as a result
of his repeated exposure to lead radiation during his period of
incarceration. Giacomino, a small-time crook who escaped at the
same time, tries to pass himself off as Casanova, with some success...
Cast:Tony Curtis (Giacomo),
Marisa Berenson (The Caliph's Wife),
Marisa Mell (Duchess of Cornaro),
Jean Lefebvre (The Sergeant),
Andréa Ferréol (The Baker's Wife),
Sylva Koscina (The Prefect's Wife),
Victor Spinetti (The Prefect),
Umberto Orsini (Count Tiretta),
Jenny Arasse (Cecilia),
Jacques Herlin (Senator Dell'Acqua),
Jeannie Bell (Fatme),
Lillian Müller (Beata),
Olivia Pascal (Angela),
Hugh Griffith (The Caliph),
Britt Ekland (Countess Trivulzi),
Katia Christine (Sardella),
Gérard Jugnot (Valente),
Roswitha Kobald (Senator Dell'Acqua's Secretary),
Werner Pochath (Fulcenzo),
Umberto Raho (Doge)
Country: Austria / France / Italy
Language: German
Support: Color
Runtime: 90 min
Aka:The Rise and Rise of Casanova ;
Sex on the Run ;
Some Like It Cool ;
The Amorous Mis-Adventures of Casanova
Continental Films, quality cinema under the Nazi Occupation
At the time of the Nazi Occupation of France during WWII, the German-run company Continental produced some of the finest films made in France in the 1940s.
From its birth in 1895, cinema has been an essential part of French culture. Now it is one of the most dynamic, versatile and important of the arts in France.
American film comedy had its heyday in the 1920s and '30s, but it remains an important genre and has given American cinema some of its enduring classics.