Movie: The Mandrake

Top 10 Billed Cast

Rosanna Schiaffino
Rosanna Schiaffino

Lucrezia

Philippe Leroy
Philippe Leroy

Calimaco

Totò
Totò

il frate

Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy

Ligurio

Romolo Valli
Romolo Valli

messer Nicia Calpucci

Nilla Pizzi
Nilla Pizzi

Sostrata

Armando Bandini
Armando Bandini

Siro

Pia Attanasio Fioretti
Pia Attanasio Fioretti

la 'francesina'

Mino Bellei
Mino Bellei

avventore dell'osteria

Donato Castellaneta
Donato Castellaneta

l'uomo-donna

  • HomePage

  • Overview

    A young man hatches a plan to sleep with another man's infertile wife. Based on the play by Machiavelli.

  • Release Date

    1965-11-18

  • Average

    5.724

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
  • Tagline

    They go wild about Rosanna Schiaffino

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    Italiano
  • Keywords

Recommendations Movies

Paths of Glory
83%

Paths of Glory(en)

1957-10-25

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

Compagni di scuola
71%

Compagni di scuola(it)

1988-12-21

A group of former high school classmates meets for a reunion 15 years after graduation, only to discover that any innocence or friendship is long lost.

The Treasure of San Gennaro
74%

The Treasure of San Gennaro(it)

1966-11-25

A pair of Americans want to perform the greatest robbery: the treasure of San Gennaro, in Napoli.

As Long as There’s Life in Me
100%

As Long as There’s Life in Me(de)

1965-09-09

This is part one of a two-part biopic about Karl Liebknecht. In 1914, Germany is arming itself for war. Karl Liebknecht, left-wing revolutionary Social Democrat, workers’ leader and a virulent antimilitarist, is one among 110 SPD members of Parliament who vote against approving war loans. From then on, he is considered un-German and a traitor to the fatherland, and his own party’s leadership turns against him. Despite threats, Liebknecht speaks up against the war and writes the manifesto “The Main Enemy Is at Home.” Even when he is arrested and charged with treason, he does not surrender.

Joker
81%

Joker(en)

2019-10-01

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

Oppenheimer
80%

Oppenheimer(en)

2023-07-19

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

Dune: Part Two
81%

Dune: Part Two(en)

2024-02-27

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

Titanic
79%

Titanic(en)

1997-12-18

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.

Shutter Island
82%

Shutter Island(en)

2010-02-14

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.

The Shawshank Redemption
87%

The Shawshank Redemption(en)

1994-09-23

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

Pulp Fiction
85%

Pulp Fiction(en)

1994-09-10

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

The Truman Show
81%

The Truman Show(en)

1998-06-04

An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
74%

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood(en)

2019-07-24

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…

Green Book
82%

Green Book(en)

2018-11-16

Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.

The Breakfast Club
77%

The Breakfast Club(en)

1985-02-15

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

Back to the Future
83%

Back to the Future(en)

1985-07-03

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

PK
77%

PK(hi)

2014-12-18

A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laughter and letting go.

Tenet
72%

Tenet(en)

2020-08-22

Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

Ex Machina
76%

Ex Machina(en)

2015-01-21

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.

Interstellar
85%

Interstellar(en)

2014-11-05

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

Similar Movies

Die Aufschneider
61%

Die Aufschneider(de)

2007-02-08

Patch Adams
73%

Patch Adams(en)

1998-12-25

The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.

Tea with Mussolini
64%

Tea with Mussolini(en)

1999-03-25

In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends - including artist Arabella, young widow Elsa, and archaeologist Georgie - keep a watchful eye over the boy. But the women's cultivated lives take a dramatic turn when Allied forces declare war on Mussolini.

Doc Hollywood
64%

Doc Hollywood(en)

1991-08-02

After leaving Washington D.C. hospital, plastic surgeon Ben Stone heads for California, where a lucrative practice in Beverly Hills awaits. After a car accident, he's sentenced to perform as the community's general practitioner.

Space Jam
68%

Space Jam(en)

1996-11-15

With their freedom on the line, the Looney Tunes seek the help of NBA superstar Michael Jordan to win a basketball game against a team of moronic aliens.

Sicko
74%

Sicko(en)

2007-05-18

A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. "The more people you deny health insurance the more money we make" is the business model for health care providers in America.

My Uncle Benjamin
61%

My Uncle Benjamin(fr)

1969-11-28

Benjamin is in love with Manette, the innkeeper's beautiful daughter, but she has no intention of giving in to the young doctor until she sees the marriage contract, and marriage does not fit in with Benjamin's spirit of independence. For the same reason he resists the efforts of his sister Bettine to marry him off to Arabelle, the daughter of old Dr. Minxit. Benjamin does agree to go and meet the girl. But that evening his sister finds him at the inn together with Manette, who is arrested by her father. So she decides to go with Benjamin herself. But as result of an incident with the fat Marquis puts paid to the expedition. Benjamin is subjected by the Marquis to a humiliating practical joke. Benjamin is determined to got his revenge. He succeeds thanks to the gorgeous Vicomte Hector de Pont-Cassé, who also helps Manette with her problems against her father. But Benjamin is now arrested by the Marquis...

Sahara
59%

Sahara(en)

2005-04-06

Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have vanished long ago, the main draw being the treasure supposedly hidden within the lost vessel. When the daring duo come across Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful scientist who is juggling an escape from a warlord and a mission to stop the spread of a powerful plague, their desert expedition begins to heat up.

Just Like Heaven
70%

Just Like Heaven(en)

2005-09-16

Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Masterson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at will, David thinks she's a ghost, while Elizabeth is convinced she's alive.

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
65%

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy(en)

1982-07-16

A nutty inventor, his frustrated wife, a philosopher cousin, his much younger fiancée, a randy doctor, and a free-thinking nurse spend a summer weekend in and around a stunning - and possibly magical - country house.

The Naked Man
38%

The Naked Man(en)

1998-08-02

A man takes matters into his own hands when a pharmaceutical kingpin moves into his town to cause some real trouble.

Praxis Dr. Hasenbein
63%

Praxis Dr. Hasenbein(de)

1997-01-30

Before WWII: Dr. Hasenbein lives with his son Peter in a small town. Aunt Uschi's orphanage houses many children and a hamster. When the hamster falls ill, Dr. Hasenbein is given something to do. The tailor, Mr. Voss, is also treated by Dr. Hasenbein: for tendinitis. During the war, Dr. Hasenbein has to go away. When he comes back after 30 years, everything has changed...

The Wedding Planner
59%

The Wedding Planner(en)

2001-01-26

San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, pediatrician Steve Edison, only to find he is the fiancé of her latest client. As Mary continues making their wedding arrangements, she and Steve are put into a string of uncomfortable situations that force them to face their mutual attraction.

Man with the Screaming Brain
51%

Man with the Screaming Brain(en)

2005-04-03

The brains of a Russian taxi driver and a wealthy businessman are brought together in one body by a mad scientist.

Trainwreck
58%

Trainwreck(en)

2015-07-17

Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.

Von Mäusen und Lügen
34%

Von Mäusen und Lügen(de)

2011-06-10

The ENT doctor dr. Arnold Fischer, called Arnie, always tries to please everyone. His friend and colleague Gregor is quite different: Purposeful and enterprising, he thinks especially of his own progress. Together, they want to expand the practice to a state-of-the-art tinnitus center. For this they need the neighboring apartment, but lives in the Mathilda, in which the shy Arnie is secretly in love. He does not have the heart to show Mathilda out of the apartment. And so Gregor tries with not always fine methods to get rid of the unpleasant tenant - which ends in a complete disaster ...

Carry On Doctor
65%

Carry On Doctor(en)

1967-12-02

Francis Bigger, a notorious charlatan who tours the country lecturing on the subject of mind over matter, slips off the platform in the middle of his performance and ends up in hospital under the care of Dr Tinkle. The hospital is about to enter a period of total chaos.

Up! Up! To the sky
35%

Up! Up! To the sky(en)

2008-01-17

From an early age, Arnold believes he is an extraterrestrial. Day in, day out, he is busy trying to build a flying machine that will finally take him "home". Protected by his mother Ida and her long-time admirer, the country doctor Emil, he is regarded as a quirky but lovable outsider in his home village.

Der tolle Bomberg
100%

Der tolle Bomberg(de)

1957-08-20

Your Happiness Depends on Me
60%

Your Happiness Depends on Me(de)

2006-06-01

When the hard-working bread-winner Katja and Hendrik the intellectual meet Saida, an illegal immigrant from Algeria, and accept to organize a "passport marriage" between her and Hendrik, they are caught up in a chain of events and feelings over which they have no control.