The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
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Directed by | Camillo Mastrocinque |
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Screenplay by | Piero Pierotti |
Story by | Piero Pierotti |
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Cinematography | Alvaro Mancori |
Edited by | Roberto Cinquini |
Music by | Lelio Luttazzi |
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Distributed by | Starlight |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
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The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina (Italian: Le bellissime gambe di Sabrina) is a low-budget 1958 Italian-West German crime-drama-comedy film starring Mamie Van Doren, Antonio Cifariello, and Rossana Martini. The drama was directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and written by Edoardo Anton, Marcello Fondato, and Vittorio Metz.
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina was Mamie Van Doren's first film made away from Hollywood. Van Doren, who had become known as one of "The Three M's" – the other two being Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield – had signed with Universal Pictures, but stopped accepting roles from them before her contract was up.
Plot summary
[edit]A gang of thieves manages to rob a jewelry store, the only clue to track them down is a peculiar mark on the leg of a thief. In the meantime, a photographer wants to participate in a competition organized by a company that produces women's stockings and secretly photographs a lot of girls, including a model who will later reveal herself to be the thief wanted by the police.
Cast
[edit]- Mamie Van Doren as Sabrina
- Antonio Cifariello as Teo
- Rossana Martini as Toni
- Raffaele Pisu as Mario
- Enrico Viarisio as Il commendatore
Reception
[edit]The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina, was a flop when released and is now largely unknown.