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The Girl with a Pistol

Original title: La ragazza con la pistola
  • 1968
  • M
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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The Girl with a Pistol (1968)
A Sicilian woman "dishonored" by her lover goes to England with a pistol intending to murder him.
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A Sicilian woman "dishonored" by her lover goes to England with a pistol intending to murder him.A Sicilian woman "dishonored" by her lover goes to England with a pistol intending to murder him.A Sicilian woman "dishonored" by her lover goes to England with a pistol intending to murder him.

  • Director
    • Mario Monicelli
  • Writers
    • Rodolfo Sonego
    • Luigi Magni
  • Stars
    • Monica Vitti
    • Stanley Baker
    • Corin Redgrave
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mario Monicelli
    • Writers
      • Rodolfo Sonego
      • Luigi Magni
    • Stars
      • Monica Vitti
      • Stanley Baker
      • Corin Redgrave
    • 20User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast23

    Monica Vitti
    Monica Vitti
    • Assunta Patanè
    Stanley Baker
    Stanley Baker
    • Dr. Tom Osborne
    Corin Redgrave
    Corin Redgrave
    • Frank Hogan
    Anthony Booth
    Anthony Booth
    • John
    Carlo Giuffrè
    Carlo Giuffrè
    • Vincenzo Macaluso
    Nicolina Papetti
    • Concetta the cousin of Assunta
    • (as Nicolina Verrelli)
    Tiberio Murgia
    Tiberio Murgia
    • Sicilian announcing Vincenzo's death
    Aldo Puglisi
    Aldo Puglisi
    • Sicilian announcing Vincenzo's death
    Stefano Satta Flores
    • Waiter
    Helen Downing
    • Ada Mcintosh
    Dominic Allan
    Dominic Allan
    • Mr. Sullivan
    Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
    • Salvatore
    • (as Ivan Scratuglia)
    John Barrett
    John Barrett
    • Hospital Porter
    • (uncredited)
    Janet Brandes
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Johnny Briggs
    Johnny Briggs
    • Man John fights at dance
    • (uncredited)
    Paddy Carpenter
    • Scotsman at Party
    • (uncredited)
    Catherine Feller
    Catherine Feller
    • Rosina
    • (uncredited)
    Natasha Harwood
    • Tom's Mother
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mario Monicelli
    • Writers
      • Rodolfo Sonego
      • Luigi Magni
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Yutte Stensgaard's debut.
    • Goofs
      Assunta is implied to be boarding a BR car ferry (blue hull, red funnel) rear car ramp. But the ship seen passing the end of the harbor looks more elegant, is all white and has no rear car ramp.
    • Quotes
      • Assunta Patanè: No! Where are you taking me? Where are we going? No! No, not the bed! I feel nothing. I'm like a piece of ice! Then, yes! Ruin me! My Vincenzo, all the nights I dreamt of you. All the nights!
    • Connections
      Edited into Lo schermo a tre punte (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      In due
      Written by Sergio Bardotti (as Bardotti), Peppino De Luca (as De Luca) and Vito Di Tommaso (as Tommaso)
      Performed by Mal e The Primitives
      Courtesy of RCA Italiana

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 20, 1968 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mit Pistolen fängt man keine Männer
    • Filming locations
      • Edinburgh Waverley railway station, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK(Assunta arrives in Edinburgh)
    • Production company
      • Documento Film
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 43m(103 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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