Jessica
She's a Honeyhaired Dish of Dynamite - Who Explodes Joy On the Screen!
When the men of a Sicilian village start obsessing over ravishing blonde midwife Jessica, angry females revolt by refusing to have sex with their husbands.As the local priest tries to encourage procreation, Jessica falls for a tricky recluse.
- Director
- Jean Negulesco
- Signature
- Drama · Humour · Craft
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When the men of a Sicilian village start obsessing over ravishing blonde midwife Jessica, angry females revolt by refusing to have sex with their husbands. As the local priest tries to encourage procreation, Jessica falls for a tricky recluse.
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- Release date
- Apr 19, 1962
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
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- Language
- English
- Country
- France, Italy
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