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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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| Alfredo Bini | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1967 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |
