La bambolona

La bambolona
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Franco Giraldi
Starring	Ugo Tognazzi Isabella Rei
Music by	Luis Bacalov
Cinematography	Dario Di Palma
Edited by	Ruggero Mastroianni
Release dates	1968
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

La bambolona (internationally released as Baby Doll and Big Baby Doll) is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Giraldi. It is the Giraldi's fifth film after four successful spaghetti western and the first film in which he is credited with his real name and not as Frank Garfield.^[1] The film also represents the first of the four collaborations between Giraldi and the screenwriter Ruggero Maccari.^[2] The film is based on the novel with the same name written by Alba De Céspedes.

For his role in this movie Ugo Tognazzi was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor.^[3] He later starred in two more movies directed by Giraldi, Cuori solitari and La supertestimone.

Cast

• Ugo Tognazzi as Giulio Broggini
• Isabella Rei as Ivana
• Corrado Sonni as Rosario, Ivana's father
• Lilla Brignone as Adelina, Ivana's mother
• Marisa Bartoli as Luisa
• Susy Andersen as Silvia
• Margherita Guzzinati as Daria

References

1. Lino Micciché. Cinema italiano degli anni '70: cronache 1969-78. Marsilio, 1980.
2. Gian Maria Zanier. Ruggero Maccari: commedia italiana e teatro di rivista. Falsopiano, 2003. ISBN 88-87011-63-X.
3. Centro sperimentale di cinematografia. Bianco e nero , Volume 30. Editrice Il castoro, 1969.

External links

• La bambolona at the Internet Movie Database