When Women Lost Their Tails (1972)
"Quando le donne persero la coda" (original title)

Two tribes of dimwitted cavemen prepare for war against each other.

Director:

Pasquale Festa Campanile

Writers:

Marcello Coscia, Jaja Fiastri,

Stars:

Senta Berger, Frank Wolff, Mario Adorf

Cast

Credited cast:
Senta Berger	...	Filli
Frank Wolff	...	Grr
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mario Adorf	...	Pap, Merchant
Fiammetta Baralla	...	Katorcia
Lando Buzzanca	...	Ham
Renzo Montagnani	...	Maluc
Francesco Mulé	...	Uto
Aldo Puglisi	...	Zog
Lino Toffolo	...	Put

Storyline

Filli (Senta Berger) and the other cavemen from "When Women Had Tails" are living a carefree, if boring life inside a dinosaur skeleton. But when conman Ham (Lando Buzzanca) introduces them to the concept of currency and economics, their lives fall apart. On top of that, Filli starts to fall in love with Ham...

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Plot Keywords:

skeleton | face slap | severed hand | clam | scale model of city | 

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Taglines:

A Nostalgic Look at One Million B.C.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy West Germany

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

24 February 1972 (Italy)

Also Known As:

When Women Lost Their Tails

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clesi Cinematografica, Terra-Filmkunst

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong (1971)

User Reviews

I remember

I remember seeing this and "When Women had Tails" at a drive-in (Gee, I guess that dates me). The two features were advertised as "See Senta's two Big Ones" (I kid you not). Anyway, the acting was execrable, the humor was entirely non-existent, the special effects weren't... All it needed was a laugh track.

However, with apologies to the PC patrol, it does have to be said that there were indeed two things about this movie which did indeed stand out, and they both belonged to Senta. And remember, this was before the days of surgical enhancement. She could easily have been a Meyer-femme, but she was much prettier than most of his "stars". Unfortunately, Senta's awesome pair of credentials alone are not enough to recommend this movie.