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Overview:

A businessman plans to solve his tax problems by financing a film version of "Romeo and Juliet". He hires Maurice Chevalier and Jayne Mansfield to play the title roles, and Akim Tamiroff to direct. The finished film is shown at the Venice Film Festival, where it's considered a witty parody and awarded a Golden Lion.

Released: 1964-04-10

Duration: 01:30:00

Genre: Comedy

Keywords: Psychotronic Film, Camp, Farce, ...

Director: George Sherman

Writer: Stephen Longstreet

Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Eleanor Parker, Jayne Mansfield, ...

Director: George Sherman

Writer: Stephen Longstreet

Cast: Maurice Chevalier Eleanor Parker Jayne Mansfield Mike Connors Akim Tamiroff Carlo Croccolo Vincent Barbi

Genre: Comedy

Keywords: Psychotronic Film Camp Farce Filmmaking Independent Film

Description

Faced with the ruinous prospect of having to pay income tax on $500,000, business executive Frank Pagano decides to invest the money in a project that he believes is doomed to financial ruin: a television pilot film based on the story of Romeo and Juliet. Pagano hires Pandowski, an eccentric disciple of Stanislavski, to direct the film and casts Philippe Fontaine, a faded French actor long forgotten in Hollywood, as Romeo.

For the role of Juliet, Pagano hires Angela, a starlet with a voluptuous body but no talent. When the film is finished, Philippe and his ex-wife Louise steal a print and, disguised as nuns, take it to the Venice Film Festival. The film is mistaken for a satire by the festival jury and is awarded the Golden Lion for the best comedy. Fontaine swallows his wounded pride and accepts his new reputation as a comedian. Pagano arrives on the scene and, making the best of the situation, decides to become a film producer.

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