Arrivederci, Baby! (1966)
"Drop Dead Darling" (original title)

Nick tries to kill his wife to get her money, but when learning of this, she plans the same for him!

Director:

Ken Hughes

Writers:

Richard Deeming (novel), Ronald Harwood,

Stars:

Tony Curtis, Rosanna Schiaffino, Lionel Jeffries

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Curtis	...	Nick Johnson
Rosanna Schiaffino	...	Francesca di Rienzi
Lionel Jeffries	...	Parker
Zsa Zsa Gabor	...	Gigi
Nancy Kwan	...	Baby
Fenella Fielding	...	Fenella
Anna Quayle	...	Aunt Miriam
Warren Mitchell	...	Conte de Rienz / Maximillian
Mischa Auer	...	Romeo
Noel Purcell	...	Capt. Daniel O'Flannery
Alan Gifford	...	American Brasshat
Joseph Fürst	...	German Brasshat
Monti DeLyle	...	Butler
Bernard Spear	...	French Inspector
Eileen Way	...	Italian Dressmaker

Storyline

Nick has married several times, but all his rich wives were "accidently" killed after some time. Now he's married a young Italian widow, but it is not so easy to get rid of her, especially when she learns of his plans and tries to turn the tables.

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Plot Keywords:

black comedy | con artist | murder | based on novel

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Taglines:

He's a _real_ ladykiller!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

12 February 1967 (UK)

Also Known As:

Arrivederci, Baby!

Filming Locations:

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Seven Arts Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Home Sweet Home"
(uncredited)
Music by H.R. Bishop

User Reviews

Half-hearted black comedy with some good moments.

I know nothing of the history of this movie, but I suspected it started out with this pitch: "Let's do 'How to Murder Your Wife' but with Tony Curtis.'" While there was no actual murder in the aforementioned movie (made a year earlier), there are several in this one. Curtis has a fine time playing his dark side in the first half of the movie and mostly getting away with it. The last half of the movie goes nowhere, though, and Nancy Kwan really has nothing to do in the movie, even if she is on the video box cover nowadays. However, Zsa Zsa Gabor has her one perfect, if brief, role of her otherwise inexplicable career in the first part of the movie.