The Queens

The Queens

Four kinds of queenly females...some regal, some legal, all exciting!

1966 · 110 min · ★ 5.4 · Comedy

Four comedic shorts explore quirky relationships and misadventures: a teenage girl's journey home, a self-serving babysitter, a husband confronting infidelity, and a wealthy woman's drunken escapades with her butler.

Directed by Antonio Pietrangeli · Written by Suso Cecchi d'Amico

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