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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Not For Children Movie Release: 1962 DVD Release: 04/26/2005 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English, Italian Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 3 hrs 28 mins Studio: No Shame Members Wishing: 16 Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Sex Comedy

Released in the US by 20th Century-Fox, Boccaccio '70 is a compendium of short subjects directed by three of Italy's top filmmakers. Each story is written in the style of the famed Italian essayist Boccaccio, albeit told in contemporary terms. First up is "The Raffle", written by Cesare Zavattini and directed by Vittorio De Sica: Sophia Loren (wife of Boccaccio '70 producer Carlo Ponti) plays the sexy operator of a shooting gallery, who offers herself as first prize to the best shot. In "The Job", written by Suso Cecchi D'Amico and directed by Luchino Visconti, Romy Schneider carries a torch for her philandering boss Tomas Milian. The final segment is "The Temptation of Dr. Antonio", directed by Federico Fellini and scripted by Fellini, Ennio Flaiano and Tullio Pinelli; in this one, Anita Ekberg is an image on a poster who comes to life for the benefit of a drooling middle-aged professor (Peppino De Filippo). A fourth episode, "Renzo and Luciana", directed by Mario Monicelli, was cut from U.S. release. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Sophia Loren - Zoe [The Raffle]
Luigi Giuliani - Gaetano [The Raffle]
Anita Ekberg - Anita [The Temptation Of Dr. Antonio]
Peppino De Filippo - Dr. Antonio [The Temptation Of Dr. Antonio]
Romy Schneider - Pupe [The Job]
Tomas Milian - The Count [The Job]
Romolo Valli - [The Job]