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24 October 1973 (Italy)
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From his youth, Paolo Castorini, a Sicilian baron, is as attracted to women as they to him. Giovanna...
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Cast
(in credits order) | Giancarlo Giannini | ... | Paolo Castorini |
 | Rossana Podestà | ... | Lilia |
| Riccardo Cucciolla | ... | Paolo's Father |
| Lionel Stander | ... | Paolo's Grandfather, Baron Castorini |
| Gastone Moschin | ... | Uncle Edmondo |
| Adriana Asti | ... | Beatrice - wife of Lorenzo |
| Marianne Comtell | ... | Paolo's Mother |
| Vittorio Caprioli | ... | Salvatore - pharmacist |
 | Ornella Muti | ... | Giovanna - young maid |
| Bruno Scipioni | ... | Vincenzo Torrisi |
| Pilar Velázquez | ... | Ester |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Neda Arneric | ... | Caterina - wife of Paolo |
| Andrea Aureli | ||
 | Barbara Bach | ... | Daughter of Pharmacist |
| Femi Benussi | ... | Prostitute in red |
| Enrica Bonaccorti | ... | Mariella - lover of Vincenzo |
| Teodoro Corrà | ... | Party guest from Turin |
| Angela Covello | ... | Dressmaker |
| Umberto D'Orsi | ... | The Marquis |
| Orchidea de Santis | ... | Prostitute with fur coat |
| Dori Dorika | ... | Sister of Paolo |
| Attilio Dottesio | ... | Doctor Mondella |
 | Jessica Dublin | ... | Prostitute on the road |
| Ugo Fangareggi | ... | Luigi Castorini |
| Luigi Antonio Guerra | ||
| Oreste Lionello | ... | Painter |
| Anna Melita | ||
| Roberta Paladini | ... | Trouser-maker |
| Mario Pisu | ... | Lorenzo Banchieri |
| Greta Vayan | ||
| Eugene Walter | ... | Jacomini |
| Bruno Alias | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Calogero Azzaretto | ... | Massaro (uncredited) |
| Lina Franchi | ... | Prostitute (uncredited) |
| Veriano Ginesi | ... | Friend ot Motorcyclist (uncredited) |
| Giuseppe Marrocco | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Teresa Rossi Passante | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Antonio Spaccatini | ... | 1st Doctor (uncredited) |
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| Marco Vicario | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Vitaliano Brancati | novel | |
| Marco Vicario | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Alfonso Vicario | .... | executive producer | |
| Alfonso Vicario | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Armando Trovajoli | |||
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| Tonino Delli Colli | |||
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| Nino Baragli | |||
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| Flavio Mogherini | |||
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| Carlo Gervasi | |||
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| Gabriella Pescucci | |||
Production Management | |||
| Lucio Trentini | .... | production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Roberto Granieri | .... | property master | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Alessio Gelsini Torresi | .... | second assistant camera | |
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- Peppercorn-Wormser Film Enterprises (1977) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
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"Paolo il caldo" - Italy (original title)
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USA:104 min | Italy:120 min
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*** This review may contain spoilers ***
The Sensual Man stars Giancarlo Giannini, dapper as ever, as a sexually obsessed Italian nobleman, and details his erotic exploits over the course of the early to mid 20th century. We first meet him as a randy schoolboy peeking under the skirts of the household help, and the film follows him over the years with brief stopovers during the 1936 Fascist-era conquest of Ethiopia and the postwar comedown. By film's end our desperate hero is still trying to pick up women from the confines of his motor car, as he tearfully tries to break his sexual addiction. The film also features a typically over the top performance by Lionel Stander, here playing--believe it or not--Giannini's grandfather. This is not a film that plays well in English: the dubbing is adequate, but much of the film relies on close understandings of Italian character, society, and history, and these aspects of the story are poorly conveyed by the translation. Unfortunately, the dubbed version is the only version readily available in your local video emporium. Shot in autumnal hues by the great Tonino Delli Colli, The Sensual Man benefits from a romantic if unoriginal score by Armando Trovajoli.