Crazy Paradise

Crazy Paradise

1962 · 95 min · ★ 4.2 · Comedy

Romantic comedy, based on the discovery that eggs from a particular island provide men with great virility and make them irresistible.

Directed by Gabriel Axel · Written by Bob Ramsing

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Dirch Passer Angelus Bukke
Ove Sprogøe Simon
Hans W. Petersen Thor Bukke
Ghita Nørby Edith Ibenholdt
Paul Hagen Poul Ibenholdt
Bodil Steen Bertha Virginius
Karl Stegger Per Mortensen
Kjeld Petersen Ove Biermann
Lily Broberg Anne-Sofie
Lone Hertz Grete
Kai Holm Stalhybel
Jørgen Ryg Von Adel

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