Directed by:
Marco FerreriCinematography:
Aldo TontiComposer:
Teo UsuelliCast:
Ugo Tognazzi, Annie Girardot, Achille Majeroni, Ermelinda De Felice, Antonio Cianci, Filippo Pompa Marcelli, Ugo RossiPlots(1)
The Ape Woman is inspired by the true story of the cruel exploitation of a young woman circus performer whose body was completely covered in hair. She is brought to life here by Annie Girardot - France’s highest-paid actress of the time - in a natural measured and elegant performance from which emanates the ambiguous emotion of being alluring yet devastatingly poignant as ‘the ape woman’. An unscrupulous hustler (Ugo Tognazzi) discovers in a convent a young woman whose body and face are covered in hair. He marries her in order to get her on the freak-show circuit and cash in on her distinctive appearance. (Cult Films)
(more)Cast
Ugo Tognazzi
Italy
Best movies:
Viva Italia! (1977)
Una questione d'onore (1966)
All My Friends Part 2 (1982)
Annie Girardot
France
Best movies:
La Dernière Nuit (1981) (TV movie)
To Each His Hell (1977)
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
Achille Majeroni
Italy
Best movies:
I vitelloni (1953)
The Charterhouse of Parma (1948)
The Children Are Watching Us (1944)
Ermelinda De Felice
Italy
Best movies:
Una questione d'onore (1966)
Seven Beauties (1975)
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (1977)
Antonio Cianci
Best movies:
The Ape Woman (1964)
Filippo Pompa Marcelli
Best movies:
The Ape Woman (1964)
Ugo Rossi
Best movies:
The Ape Woman (1964)