Beautiful But Dangerous (1955)
"La donna più bella del mondo" (original title)

Director:

Robert Z. Leonard

Writers:

Cesare Cavagna, Liana Ferri,

Stars:

Gina Lollobrigida, Vittorio Gassman, Robert Alda

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gina Lollobrigida	...	Lina Cavalieri
Vittorio Gassman	...	Prince Sergei
Robert Alda	...	Maestro Doria
Anne Vernon	...	Carmela
Tamara Lees	...	Manolita
Gino Sinimberghi	...	Il tenore Silvani
Nanda Primavera	...	Olimpia, Lina's mother
Enzo Biliotti	...	Perret
Marco Tulli	...	Judge at the duel
Rolf Tasna	...	Lefebre
Peter Trent	...	Viscount Turin
Loris Gizzi	...	Duval
Nico Pepe	...	Louis
Gianni Baghino	...	Emilio
Valeria Fabrizi	...	Silvana

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

sex | fame | fictional biography | opera | murder | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

21 October 1955 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Beautiful But Dangerous

Company Credits

Production Co:

G.E.S.I. Cinematografica, Sédif Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Gina as Lina

Lollobrigida is a feast for the eye,but the screenplay leaves something to be desired.The movie is in turn:

-a biography of a prima donna at the dawn of the twentieth century.Or to be precise a biographical novel.A long and winding road where Lina learns that the way to the top might go through men's beds.

-a musical.

-a comedy:when she pays a visit to her sick mother at the hospital,she sees a priest come out of her bedroom;Gina fights a duel (you read well) with a rival.

-a romantic melodrama :Lina /Gina has a love affair with a nephew of czar Nicolas II who appears in the flesh with wife Alexandra.

-a whodunit !During a performance of "la Tosca" a murder is committed,and for Lina,the handsome nephew(see above) ,played by Vittorio Gassman,is a suspect.

You've got five movies for the price of one.And anyway Lollobrigida is so many women..