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Jessica

  • 19621962
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
386
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Jessica (1962)
ComedyDramaRomance
Jealous of a beautiful widowed midwife, her female neighbors in their small Sicilian village plot her ruin by refusing to have anything to do with their husbands.Jealous of a beautiful widowed midwife, her female neighbors in their small Sicilian village plot her ruin by refusing to have anything to do with their husbands.Jealous of a beautiful widowed midwife, her female neighbors in their small Sicilian village plot her ruin by refusing to have anything to do with their husbands.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
386
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Jean Negulesco
    • Oreste Palella
  • Writers
    • Flora Sandstrom(novel "The Midwife of Pont Clery")
    • Edith Sommer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Maurice Chevalier
    • Angie Dickinson
    • Noël-Noël
  • Directors
    • Jean Negulesco
    • Oreste Palella
  • Writers
    • Flora Sandstrom(novel "The Midwife of Pont Clery")
    • Edith Sommer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Maurice Chevalier
    • Angie Dickinson
    • Noël-Noël
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 15User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Angie Dickinson in Jessica (1962)
    Angie Dickinson in Jessica (1962)
    Angie Dickinson in Jessica (1962)
    Jessica (1962)
    Jessica (1962)
    Sylva Koscina and Noël-Noël in Jessica (1962)

    Top cast

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    Maurice Chevalier
    Maurice Chevalier
    • Father Antonio
    Angie Dickinson
    Angie Dickinson
    • Jessica Brown Visconti
    Noël-Noël
    Noël-Noël
    • Old Crupi
    Gabriele Ferzetti
    Gabriele Ferzetti
    • Edmondo Raumo
    Sylva Koscina
    Sylva Koscina
    • Nunzia Tuffi
    Agnes Moorehead
    Agnes Moorehead
    • Maria Lombardo
    Marcel Dalio
    Marcel Dalio
    • Luigi Tuffi
    Antonio Cifariello
    Antonio Cifariello
    • Gianni Crupi
    Marina Berti
    Marina Berti
    • Filippella Risino
    Georgette Anys
    Georgette Anys
    • Mamma Parigi
    Kerima
    Kerima
    • Virginia Toriello
    Carlo Croccolo
    Carlo Croccolo
    • Beppi Toriello
    Rossana Rory
    Rossana Rory
    • Rosa Masudino
    Manuela Rinaldi
    • Lucia Casabranca
    Angelo Galassi
    • Antonio Risino
    Alberto Rabagliati
    • Pietro Masudino
    Gianni Musy
    • Filippo Casabranca
    Joe Pollini
    • Rosario
    • Directors
      • Jean Negulesco
      • Oreste Palella
    • Writers
      • Flora Sandstrom(novel "The Midwife of Pont Clery")
      • Edith Sommer(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Maurice Chevalier looks in the camera and narrates from the beginning, like he does in Gigi (1958).
    • Goofs
      As Chevalier drives a Jeep along the coast, in the long shot the steering wheel is on the left followed by a close shot where he's on the right.
    • Quotes

      Jessica: You think that they're right to do a thing like this to me?

    • Connections
      Referenced in Wild Seed (1965)
    • Soundtracks
      Jessica
      Music by Marguerite Monnot

      Lyrics by Dusty Anderson (as Dusty Negulesco)

      Sung by Maurice Chevalier

    User reviews15

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    4/10
    Mild flirtation with sexual matters...unpretentious yet charmless
    Curvaceous young nurse from America--widowed on her wedding day and possibly still a virgin--is causing male hormones to race and females tempers to burn in a Sicilian village where she's the new midwife. Flora Sandstrom's novel "The Midwife of Pont Clery" becomes tepid showcase for star Angie Dickinson, who looks great riding around town on her Vespa but otherwise doesn't have much pizazz (the film's tagline calls her 'dynamite', yet Dickinson is so polite and low-keyed this is hardly the case). The women rebel against the sexy outsider by withholding lovemaking from their husbands, which might be an understandable reaction if leggy Jessica actually posed a threat to anybody. As it is, the girl is as innocent of her charms as the husbands are guilty of their ogling--though the picture does get a boost when Dickinson decides to fight back and be a flirt. Not to worry, she's already caught the eye of the wealthy, handsome marchese (himself a widower!), which leads to a limp and predictable conclusion. *1/2 from ****
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    5
    • moonspinner55
    • Sep 19, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 17, 1962 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Şahane dul
    • Filming locations
      • Forza d'Agrò, Messina, Sicily, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Dear Film Produzione
      • Les Films Ariane
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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