Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses (1968): Cast & Plot
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses is a 1968 comedy directed by Dino Risi, starring Nino Manfredi as Marino Balestrini, Edda Ferronao and Pamela Tiffin. It runs 1 hour 44 minutes.
Italian What Is Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses About?
The premise of Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Marino travels to Rome for an event and unexpectedly meets Marisa, who becomes his great love. Their romance is tested by his disapproving father, the father’s death, and gossip that convinces Marino she has been unfaithful, causing her to flee. Remorseful, he searches and, by chance, finds her again, even confronting a deaf‑mute husband, proving love can survive any obstacle.
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- anniversary
- celebration
- radio reporter
- reporter
- dance scene
- folklore
- italian folklore
- 700th anniversary
- costume
- rome italy
- love at first sight
- husband wife relationship
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- meet cute
- tambourine
- bus
- transparent
- father daughter relationship
- train
- reunion
- factory worker
- worker
- moving
- suitor
- inner voice
- seductive behavior
- seductive man
- barber
- barbershop
- blackout
- job interview
- reference to shakespeare's hamlet
- reading a newspaper
- reference to the beatles
- manicure
- new job
- hairdresser
- movie theater
- film within a film
- projection
- statue
- sculptor
- goodbye letter
- letter
- suicidal thoughts
- considering suicide
- suicide attempt
- butterfly
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- tunnel
- female lost one shoe
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses Cast & Characters
Nino Manfredi leads the cast as Marino Balestrini, with Edda Ferronao as Teresa, friend of Marisa and Pamela Tiffin as Marisa Di Giovanni. Directed by Dino Risi; 28 actors are credited in all.
- Director Dino Risi
- Nino Manfredi as Marino Balestrini
- Edda Ferronao as Teresa, friend of Marisa
- Pamela Tiffin as Marisa Di Giovanni
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Livio Lorenzon as Artemio Di Giovanni
Also Starring in Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
· 24 more- Michele Cimarosa Vincenzo Pittiluti, the barber
- Samson Burke Guido Scortichini (as Sam Burke)
- Ugo Tognazzi Umberto Ciceri
- Pietro Tordi Fra' Arduino
- Luca Sportelli The Hospital Consultant's Assistant (uncredited)
- Alfonso Giganti Onlooker (uncredited)
- Fulvio Mingozzi Guest at the Party (uncredited)
- Maria Tedeschi Guest at the Party (uncredited)
- Consalvo Dell'Arti Guest at the Party (uncredited)
- Gigi Ballista Engineer
- Gianni Baghino Patient in the Hospital (uncredited)
- Ettore Geri Guest at the Party (uncredited)
- Moira Orfei Adelaide
- Veriano Ginesi Cleaning man and Ex boxer (uncredited)
- Enrico Marciani The Hospital Consultant (uncredited)
- Checco Durante Director of the waiter agency
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- Antonietta Fiorito
- Ettore Garofolo Barista (uncredited)
- Jed Curtis A monk (uncredited)
- Anna Lina Alberti employed in the ads of Il Messaggero (uncredited)
- Domenico Ravenna Party guest
- Francesco Sormano The General at the Party (uncredited)
- Mara Krupp False manicure of the ad (uncredited)
- Donatella Della Nora woman of the appointment at the Axum obelisk (uncredited)
More from Dino Risi
More films directed by Dino Risi: Una Vita Difficile, I’ll Be Going Now, I’ll Be Going Now and Life with the Kids.
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses Plot Summary
What happens in Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 6-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In Rome’s vibrant folklore festival, Marino Nino Manfredi Balestrini and Marisa Pamela Tiffin Di Giovanni cross paths for the first time, and the dialogue is light, courteous, and a touch hopeful. Marino speaks to her with genuine charm, but Marisa keeps her distance, guarded and wary of romantic entanglements. The scene feels simple, yet it plants a question about what the future might hold for two people from different worlds who unexpectedly meet.
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Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “Измъчвай ме, но ме обичай” and “Abrázame y sáciame de besos”.
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- Измъчвай ме, но ме обичай
- Abrázame y sáciame de besos
- Fais-moi très mal mais couvre-moi de baisers
- Убей меня поцелуями
- Rebrega’m, però omple’m de petons
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Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses?
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses runs 1 hour 44 minutes (104 minutes).
When was Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses released?
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses was released on October 4, 1968.
Who directed Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses?
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses was directed by Dino Risi.
More films by Dino Risi Who is in the cast of Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses?
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses stars Nino Manfredi as Marino Balestrini, Edda Ferronao as Teresa, friend of Marisa and Pamela Tiffin as Marisa Di Giovanni, among 28 credited actors.
Does Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses have a post-credit scene?
No. Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses in?
The original language of Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses is Italian.
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