One Million Dollars

One Million Dollars

1964 · 104 min · ★ 6.1 · Comedy

Don Giuliano Niccolini Borges, Roman prince and member of the Pontifical Noble Guard, is very much attracted to Jane, an English girl accompanying him on a pleasure trip to Switzerland. He has plans for hanky-panky along the way, but Jane has her own motives as she's only with him because his car has a special-identification license plate and can go through customs without inspection.

Directed by Ettore Scola · Written by Ruggero Maccari

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