How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover (1978): Cast & Plot
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover is a 1978 comedy directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile, starring Johnny Dorelli as Alberto Castelli, Anny Papa and Barbara Bouchet. It runs 1 hour 33 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 33m (93 min)
- Director
- Pasquale Festa Campanile
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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Italian - Studio
- Alex Cinematografica
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover About?
The premise of How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Alberto deceived by his wife, goes to some place in the mountains to escape. There he meets a woman who was there for the same reasons that he was.
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover Themes & Keywords
· 18 tags- italian sex comedy
- slapstick comedy
- ski resort
- yoga
- leotard
- female full frontal nudity
- female frontal nudity
- female rear nudity
- car
- american
- woman
- wife
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- sex comedy
- italy
- 1970s
- sex
- female nudity
- erotica
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover Cast & Characters
Johnny Dorelli leads the cast as Alberto Castelli, with Anny Papa as Helen - Alberto's wife and Barbara Bouchet as Eleonora Rubens. Directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile; 17 actors are credited in all.
- Director Pasquale Festa Campanile
- Johnny Dorelli as Alberto Castelli
- Anny Papa as Helen - Alberto's wife
- Barbara Bouchet as Eleonora Rubens
- Gino Pernice as Arturo - Eleonora's husband
Also Starring in How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover
· 13 more- Stefania Casini Marisa - Eleonora's friend
- Edda Ferronao Alfonso's Wife
- Enzo Cannavale The Guru
- Tom Felleghy Alberto's Assistant
- Pietro Tordi The Chaplain in the armed services
- Toni Ucci Brother Francesco
- Carlo Bagno Anselmo
- Marina Hedman The first Girl doing the audition
- Pietro Zardini The Undertaker
- Felice Andreasi Dottor Rossini
- Elsa Vazzoler Anita
- Dino Emanuelli Alfonso - Alberto's neighbour
- Ugo Maria Morosi The Plumber
More from Pasquale Festa Campanile
More films directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile: Petomaniac, Rich and Poor, Bingo Bongo and The Girl from Trieste.
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover Plot Summary
What happens in How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Alberto, the publicity manager for a major dairy company, returns home early after crashing into the car of a beautiful woman named Eleonora. He finds his wife in the bath and a plumber hiding naked in the shower, an incident that plunges him into a suicidal mood. He seeks help from a psychoanalyst. The other patient is Eleonora, who is also contemplating suicide after her husband, Arturo, has betrayed her. Each is advised separately to take a rest in the mountains.
By chance, both end up in the same tiny, remote inn, though Alberto does not recognize the woman whose car he collided with months earlier. A young friend of Eleonora named Marisa arrives to find there are no spare rooms, so she shares Eleonora’s bed.
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How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover Also Known As
12 alternative titles, including “Como perder una esposa y ganar una amante” and “Wie man seine Frau verliert und eine Freundin gewinnt”.
- Also known as
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- Como perder una esposa y ganar una amante
- Wie man seine Frau verliert und eine Freundin gewinnt
- Como perder una esposa y encontrar una amante
- Comment perdre sa femme et trouver une maîtresse
- Karıma Elveda
- Yeni Aşka Merhaba
- Jak stracić żonę i znaleźć kochankę
- 아내를 잃고 연인을 얻기
- Jak ztratit ženu a získat přítelkyni
- Cum să pierzi o soție și să găsești o amantă
- Как лишиться жены и найти любовницу
- 绿帽唔怕戴
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How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover, each answered in a sentence.
How long is How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover?
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover runs 1 hour 33 minutes (93 minutes).
When was How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover released?
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover was released on November 28, 1978.
Who directed How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover?
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover was directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile.
More films by Pasquale Festa Campanile Who is in the cast of How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover?
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover stars Johnny Dorelli as Alberto Castelli, Anny Papa as Helen - Alberto's wife and Barbara Bouchet as Eleonora Rubens, among 17 credited actors.
Does How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover have a post-credit scene?
No. How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover in?
The original language of How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover is Italian.
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