Women of the World

"Unbelievable! Incredible! —Yet Every Living Scene Is Real!"

1963 1h 50m IT

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★5.3TMDB · 15

Documentary

Synopsis

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A mondo doc detailing the wild and weird world of women... around the world.

“Unbelievable! Incredible! —Yet Every Living Scene Is Real!”

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Cast

Stefano Sibaldi
Narrator (voice)
Belinda Lee
Herself (archive footage)
Peter Ustinov
English Narration (voice)
Gualtiero Jacopetti
Himself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paolo Cavara
Writers: Paolo Cavara, Franco Prosperi, Gualtiero Jacopetti
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Mondo Cane Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paolo Cavara, shot by Antonio Climati. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Stefano Sibaldi and Belinda Lee and Peter Ustinov carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Unbelievable! Incredible! —Yet Every Living Scene Is Real!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0055923 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paolo Cavara directs. Antonio Climati behind the camera. Riz Ortolani scores. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

163 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Mondo Cane Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Paolo Cavara, shot by Antonio Climati. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Riz Ortolani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Stefano Sibaldi and Belinda Lee and Peter Ustinov carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Unbelievable! Incredible! —Yet Every Living Scene Is Real!".
8IMDB entry: tt0055923 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Antonio Climati
Original score: Riz Ortolani
Runtime: 110 min · 1h 50m
Status: Released
Original language: IT
Certification (US): 18
IMDB: Women of the World (1963)

Part of

Mondo Cane Collection

A collection of documentaries which consist of a series of travelogue vignettes that provide glimpses into cultural practices around the world with the intention to shock or surprise western film audiences.