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Village of Daughters

Village of Daughters

1962Movie⏱️ 1h 26mApproved
Comedy
5.5
IMDB Rating
191 votes

Traveling salesman Herbert Harris arrives in an isolated Italian village. The local women avidly pursue him, the sole remaining bachelor since most men have moved away for work.

Director
George Pollock
Writers
David Pursall, Jack Seddon
Stars
Eric Sykes, Scilla Gabel, John Le Mesurier
Release Date
January 28, 1963
Language
English, Italian, French
Country
United Kingdom
💬 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Eric Sykes
Eric Sykes
as Herbert Harris
Scilla Gabel
Scilla Gabel
as Angelina Vimercati
John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesurier
as Don Calogere
Grégoire Aslan
Grégoire Aslan
as Gastoni
Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell
as Puccelli
Anthony Morton
Anthony Morton
as Spartaco
Eric Pohlmann
Eric Pohlmann
as Marcio
Edwin Richfield
Edwin Richfield
as Balbino
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Bernard Goldman
as Passoti
Yvonne Romain
Yvonne Romain
as Annunziata Gastoni

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Sicily, Italy
Production
George H. Brown Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

🏷️ Keywords

villagetraveling salesmansalesmanitalian villageremote village

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

simply not funny
by Dcamplisson2017-06-03

"Maybe this should be funny. But it ant. The premise is flawed and while Sykes was a successful scriptwriter and TV actor he cannot carry this film. The script is boring and clichéd. The Italian accents ( LeMesieur's is painfully bad) and stereotypes, vendettas, donkeys, communists, fussy priests and mayors, frumpy mammas, are tiresome after a short while. Most of the actors are English so unconvincing as Sicilians The film seems to rely on buxom babes to keep people watching but this too is rather dull after a while. I found myself not bothering to follow the action( such as it was) becau..."

💡 Did You Know?

Talitha Pol's debut.

📖 Synopsis

Traveling salesman Herbert Harris arrives in an isolated Italian village. The local women avidly pursue him, the sole remaining bachelor since most men have moved away for work.