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The Mandrake (Italian: La Mandragola; also called Mandragola: The Love Root) is a 1965 Franco-Italian co-production directed by Alberto Lattuada and based on the eponymous 16th-century play by Italian author Niccolò Machiavelli. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design.
Original Release
11/18/1965
US Release
06/06/1966
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rosanna Schiaffino | Lucrezia |
Philippe Leroy | Callimaco / Calimaco |
Romolo Valli | Messer Nicia |
Nilla Pizzi | La Madre |
Totò | Il Frate |
Armando Bandini | Il servo de Ligurio |
Jean-Claude Brialy | Ligurio |
Pia Fioretti | La francesina |
Donato Castellaneta | L'Uomo-Donna |
Walter Pinelli |
Directors
Writers
Alberto Lattuada, Niccolò Machiavelli, Luigi Magni, Stefano Strucchi
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rosanna Schiaffino | Lucrezia |
Philippe Leroy | Callimaco / Calimaco |
Romolo Valli | Messer Nicia |
Nilla Pizzi | La Madre |
Totò | Il Frate |
Armando Bandini | Il servo de Ligurio |
Jean-Claude Brialy | Ligurio |
Pia Fioretti | La francesina |
Donato Castellaneta | L'Uomo-Donna |
Walter Pinelli | |
Ugo Attanasio | Lo Stregone |
Luigi Leoni | |
Mino Bellei | Cliente Osteria |
Renato Montalbano | |
Jacques Herlin | Frate Predicatore |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Alfredo Bini | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1967 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |