The Widower

The Widower

7.4IMDb Score
Released:1959-11-20
Genre:Comedy
Duration:87 min
Country:Italy
Director:Dino Risi
Actors:Alberto Sordi, Franca Valeri, Leonora Ruffo, Livio Lorenzon, Nando Bruno
Production:Paneuropa, Cino del Duca
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Overview:

Alberto Nardi is a Roman businessman who fancies himself a man of great capabilities, but whose factory teeters perennially on the brink of catastrophe. Alberto is married to a rich and successful businesswoman from Milan, Elvira Almiraghi who has a no-nonsense attitude and barely tolerates the attempts of her husband to keep his factory afloat with her money.

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