En route to Mexico, Italian lawyer Vittorio Ciocchetti makes a brief
stopover in Los Angeles. He meets up with another Italian, Mario,
who scrapes a living by teaching Italian to housewives in Beverly
Hills. Mario introduces Vittorio to his attractive young daughter
Gabriella, who makes music systems for art galleries and hopes one day
to own her own luxury pad in Hollywood. Gabriella's growing
dislike for the self-centred Vittorio causes her to reassess her own
ambitions...
Script: Franco Brusati (story),
Pasquale Festa Campanile,
Massimo Franciosa,
Gian Domenico Giagni (story),
Ugo Guerra,
Pier Maria Pasinetti (story),
Franco Rossi
Cinematographer: Ted D. McCord
Music: Piero Umiliani
Cast: Enrico Maria Salerno (Vittorio Ciocchetti),
Annie Girardot (Gabriella), Renato Salvatori (Mario Scarpelli),
Susan Spafford (Kathleen Flanagan),
Isabella Albonico (Isabella),
Len Lesser (Lelio Marpicati),
Fred Catania (Al),
Max Showalter (Paul Prescott),
Joan Houseman,
Howard Koch,
John Phillip Law,
Graziella Granata,
Loredana Nusciak,
Peggy Moffitt
Country: Italy
Language: Italian
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 90 min
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