This Italian comedy of errors reads like a macabre episode of "I Love Lucy." Tognazzi, Vianello, and Just are three out-of-work actors. They're rehearsing a crime scene in the bedroom of their boarding house, not realizing that their neighbor across the way (Focas, a local butcher) is
watching. He believes the trio is a group of professional killers and offers Tognazzi and Vianello money to kill his unfaithful wife, Vessel. The actors agree, hoping to obtain the much-needed cash without having to kill anyone. However, Vessel and her lover are creating some plans of their own.
Not knowing what her husband is up to, Vessel comes up with an idea to kill him: she plans...
Released:
1961
Rated:
NR
Length:
88 mins