The Widow Woman | Peppino De Filippo | Maratea Film

"The Widowed Lady"

by Silvio SIANO, 1964

genre: Comedy

The film, shot in and around Maratea, was one of many lightweight feature films starring Peppino De Filippo, enlivened by the presence of a very young Margaret Lee.

It can be considered one of the early attempts in the 1960s to promote a tourist destination through cinematic art.

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Considered scandalous at the time more for its plot than for its legendary steamy scenes, the film "The Widow" was shot in the historic center of Maratea and partly in Praja a Mare.

For some outdoor shots, local youths were also hired as extras.

The Widow Woman - Plot

Susy, a Milan call girl, unexpectedly receives a castle from an old client, Baron Colletta di Sant'Omero. Arriving at the site in mourning, she is mistaken for the widow of the late lord and is immediately courted by the mayor, members of the town council, and other people all aiming to acquire the decaying property with little money, its future guaranteed by the industrial expansion of the Calabrian village.
Susy realizes the situation and shrewdly takes advantage of it, not hesitating to use her charms. She succeeds in obtaining the unanimous vote of the town council against the expropriation of her land, and, having tricked all the interested suitors, she dedicates her affections to Corrado, a technician at some important factories in the area.

"WIDOW" - TECH SHEET

duration '89 FORMAT PANORAMA in B/W

Director
Silvio SIANO Director
Sabatino Ciuffini Assistant Director

Actors Character (Age in the film )
Alberto Bonucci councillor Caputo (46 )
Peppino De Filippo Mayor don Pietro Quagliolo (61)
Umberto D'Orsi councillor Raffaele Chianese (35)
Margaret Lee Susanna Andreoni ( Susy ) (21 )
Felix Marten Corrado
Riccardo Billi Raffaele (58)
Giacomo Furia Gennarino (39)
Piero Gerlini councillor Pasquale Savino (39)
Dolores Palumbo woman Elvira (52 )
Alfredo Rizzo Carlo Sardelli (62 )
Aroldo Tieri Ambrogino, imp. law office (47)
Jean Marc Tennberg Don Alvaro
Maria Torcia (as Maria Torcia)

Screenplay
Guido Castaldo - Sabatino Ciuffini - Georges Combret - Giacomo Furia - Silvio Siano
Original Story
Sabatino Ciuffini - Camillo Marino - Silvio Siano

Photography
Domenico Paolercio Photography Director

Music
Nino Bonavolontà – Musical Director
Marcello Gigante – Original Score
Alessandro Nadin – Orchestrations
Original songs:
"La Vedovella" by De Vinci – Di Gennaro – Marcello Gigante – Otello Profazio; performed by Otello Profazio
"Fallo con me" by De Vinci – Di Gennaro – Marcello Gigante – Otello Profazio; performed by Adriano Tomassini

Scenery: Jean Paul Coutard

Costumes: Rosalba Menichelli

Editing: Piera Bruni

Technical Cast
Renato Savino Production Manager
Mario Ronchetti Sound
Gino Santini Camera Operator
Franco Freda Makeup Artist
Maurizio Tanfani script supervisor

Production: Italy/France, 1964
P.A. MEC (ROME), RADIUS (PARIS)

Distribution : SELECTA FILM - DERBY FILM