Better a Widow

1968 1h 45m IT

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Tom Proby is a representative from a British engineering firm sent to Sicily to convince the landowners (all in the Mafia) to allow his company to build an oil refinery on some waterfront real estate. Proby talks to the mob bosses about the project, but disagreements between different bosses complicate his efforts.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Virna Lisi
Rosa Minniti
Peter McEnery
Tom Proby
Gabriele Ferzetti
Don Calogero Minniti
Jean Servais
Baron Misceni
Agnès Spaak
The Prostitute
Nino Terzo
Carmelo
Carla Calò
Rosa's Governess
Salvatore Fucile

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Duccio Tessari
Writers: Duccio Tessari, Ennio De Concini, Adriano Baracco
Languages: Italian

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Duccio Tessari, shot by Ennio Guarnieri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Carlo Rustichelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Mario Morra shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Virna Lisi and Peter McEnery and Gabriele Ferzetti carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0064653 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Duccio Tessari directs. Ennio Guarnieri behind the camera. Carlo Rustichelli scores. Mario Morra cuts. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

158 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Duccio Tessari, shot by Ennio Guarnieri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Carlo Rustichelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mario Morra shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Virna Lisi and Peter McEnery and Gabriele Ferzetti carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0064653 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.