Seven Beauties

1976, Comedy/Drama, 1h 55m

19 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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In 1930s Italy, Pasqualino (Giancarlo Giannini), a low-level Sicilian thug, kills a man who disgraced his sister. Pasqualino pleads insanity and manages to escape imprisonment by joining the military, but he decides to go AWOL when things get too heavy. Unfortunately, he soon finds himself stuck in a concentration camp. There, Pasqualino vows to do anything in order to survive -- even if that means seducing an obese, female German camp commandant (Shirley Stoler) or ratting out his own pals.
  • Rating:
    R
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Original Language:
    Italian
  • Director:
    Lina Wertmüller
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     original
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $12.0K
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  • Distributor:
    Cinema 5 Distributing

Cast & Crew

Giancarlo Giannini
Pasqualino Frafuso
Fernando Rey
Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
Shirley Stoler
The Prison Camp Commandant
Elena Fiore
Concettina
Piero Di Iorio
Francesco
Enzo Vitale
Don Raffaele
Roberto Herlitzka
Socialist
Lucio Amelio
Lawyer
Lina Wertmüller
Director
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Critic Reviews for Seven Beauties

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Audience Reviews for Seven Beauties

  • Feb 20, 2020
    The most audacious thing here is that Wertmüller allows the central character to be neither a saint nor even just a regular person, he's a cad, a liar, and a murderer who survives WWII by doing so much worse.
    Alec B Super Reviewer
  • Mar 14, 2014
    No doubt this was an inspiration for black comedies depicting the war in later decades. The two leads are absolutely hilarious in their mishaps in the midst of such a terrible conflict.
    John B Super Reviewer
  • Feb 25, 2010
    What would you be willing to do to ensure your survival? Would you sacrifice your honor, your body, your soul? Would you murder? Is moral ambiguity permissable during times of war? The opening film footage of Hitler, Mussoulini, the Russian fronteir, and bombings juxtaposed against the narration of a litany of 'Oh Yeahs' provides a context for these questions. If you have prostiuted and murdered in order to live, is yours a life worth living? A brilliant and damning critique!
    Stefanie C Super Reviewer
  • May 09, 2009
    Though the film gets sort of laborious, I appreciated <i>Seven Beauties</i> for constantly taking risks. It's worth it to check the movie out.
    Andrew F Super Reviewer
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