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The Sunday Woman (1975): Cast & Plot

The Sunday Woman (1975) movie poster

The Sunday Woman is a 1975 mystery crime film directed by Luigi Comencini, starring Marcello Mastroianni as Commissioner Salvatore Santamaria, Pino Caruso and Claudio Gora. It runs 1 hour 49 minutes.

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The Sunday Woman (1975) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 49m (109 min)
Director
Luigi Comencini
Genres
Mystery , Crime
Original language
Italian
Studio
Les Productions Fox Europa
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is The Sunday Woman About?

The premise of The Sunday Woman without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

The police have the victim, the weapon and the suspect, but lack the mysterious ‘Sunday Woman.’ Commissioner Santamaria investigates the architect Mr. Garrone’s murder, which draws him into Turin’s high society. He suspects Anna Carla and falls for her. Meanwhile, Lello, lover of her gay friend Massimo, pursues another lead, confusing the case, and the second murder follows.

The Sunday Woman Themes & Keywords

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  • pervert
  • homosexual couple
  • gay character
  • homosexual
  • 1970s
  • cheating wife
  • female murder suspect
  • flea market
  • architect
  • hit on the head
  • phallus
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  • adultery
  • backache
  • reference to boston
  • pronunciation
  • tailing a suspect
  • bored wife
  • draft notice
  • prostitution
  • peeping tom
  • voyeur
  • reference to spinoza
  • stone
  • phallic imagery
  • police commissario
  • police investigation
  • fountain
  • proverb
  • suspect
  • shadowing
  • police raid
  • handbag
  • witness
  • fiat 500
  • mansion
  • police
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  • turin
  • murder
  • giallo
  • based on novel
  • italy
  • voice over inner thoughts
  • upper class
  • title same as book
  • penis statue
  • female frontal nudity
  • female nudity
  • female rear nudity
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Cast & crew

The Sunday Woman Cast & Characters

Marcello Mastroianni leads the cast as Commissioner Salvatore Santamaria, with Pino Caruso as Police Commissioner De Palma and Claudio Gora as Garrone. Directed by Luigi Comencini; 29 actors are credited in all.

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From the director

More from Luigi Comencini

More films directed by Luigi Comencini: Miracle of Marcellino, Merry Christmas… Happy New Year, A Boy from Calabria and History.

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Plot

The Sunday Woman Plot Summary

What happens in The Sunday Woman from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Inspector Santamaria, Chief of Homicide Squad, Marcello Mastroianni, is assigned to investigate the murder of the architect Garrone, Claudio Gora, a second-rate fellow living on the fringes of polite society, who has been battered to death with a stone phallus.

Anna Carla Dosio, Jacqueline Bisset, the bored wife of a businessman who is often away, brings to the police a discarded draft of a letter she planned to send to her dear friend Massimo Campi, Jean-Louis Trintignant, in which she says they must rid Garrone.

Massimo Campi, Jean-Louis Trintignant, has a secret lover, a young clerk named Lello Riviera, Aldo Reggiani, who works in the city’s planning department, and Santamaria has the young man followed.

Full summary

The whole story of The Sunday Woman, scene by scene

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Videos

The Sunday Woman Trailers & Videos

The trailer of The Sunday Woman.

La donna della domenica (1975) Original Trailer [FHD]
Quiz

How Well Do You Know The Sunday Woman?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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Who plays Inspector Santamaria, the chief of the homicide squad?
Details

The Sunday Woman Also Known As

10 alternative titles, including “La mujer del domingo” and “La femme du dimanche”.

Also known as
  • La mujer del domingo
  • La femme du dimanche
  • Die Sonntagsfrau
  • La Donna Della Domenica
  • A Mulher de Domingo
  • Жена за неделя
  • Воскресная женщина
  • 星期天的女人
  • A vasárnapi nő
  • Kobieta na niedzielę

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FAQ

The Sunday Woman FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Sunday Woman, each answered in a sentence.

How long is The Sunday Woman?

The Sunday Woman runs 1 hour 49 minutes (109 minutes).

When was The Sunday Woman released?

The Sunday Woman was released on December 23, 1975.

Who directed The Sunday Woman?

The Sunday Woman was directed by Luigi Comencini.

More films by Luigi Comencini

Who is in the cast of The Sunday Woman?

The Sunday Woman stars Marcello Mastroianni as Commissioner Salvatore Santamaria, Pino Caruso as Police Commissioner De Palma and Claudio Gora as Garrone, among 29 credited actors.

Does The Sunday Woman have a post-credit scene?

No. The Sunday Woman has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is The Sunday Woman in?

The original language of The Sunday Woman is Italian.

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