The Tale of the Dean's Wife

The Tale of the Dean's Wife

★ 3.6IMDb Score
Released:1970-05-28
Genre:Drama
Duration:73 min
Director:Benjamin Onivas
Actors:Luanne Roberts, Roger Gentry, Edward Blessington, Samantha Scott, Lynn Lyon
Production:

Overview:

A group of rebellious students, who practice free love and anarchism, tries to get their conservative dean to give in to their demands. He refuses, but his nymphomaniac wife is willing. Things end in tragedy for some.

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