The Winsome Widow

The Winsome Widow

1973 · 98 min · ★ 4.6 · Comedy

After the death of Salvatore in a car accident, his beautiful wife Catherine is preparing to collect the enormous legacy but, because the deceased did not make a will and when he was alive was sterile, his wife’s legacy will benefit only if, within three hundred days established by law, she will give birth to a son.

Directed by Mariano Laurenti · Written by Aldo Grimaldi

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