Do Not Send Your Wife to Italy
1960 · 101 min · ★ 5.0 · Comedy, Romance
Manuela, Lizzie and Sabine are annoyed by their husbands. So they decide to go to Italy where they hope to meet some nice men.
Directed by Hans Grimm · Written by Ilse Lotz-Dupont
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Marianne Hold Dr. Sabine Reimer -
Claus Biederstaedt Robert -
Elma Karlowa Manuela -
Harald Juhnke Karl -
Gerlinde Locker Lizzie Kiel -
Horst Naumann Dr. Martin Wiebold -
Liesl Karlstadt Tete - O Oliver Grimm Jokki Beetz
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Franco Andrei Francesco Brunelli - T Tony Sandler Paolo Costa
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