Without a Woman

This article is about the film. For the Rebecca Ferguson song, see Without a Woman (song). For the Zucchero song, see Senza una donna.

Without a Woman (Italian: Senza una donna) is a 1943 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Alfredo Guarini and starring Giuseppe Lugo, Silvana Jachino and Umberto Melnati.^[1]

Without a Woman
Jachino and Lugo in a film scene
Directed by	Alfredo Guarini
Written by	Achille Campanile Alfredo Guarini
Starring	Giuseppe Lugo Silvana Jachino Umberto Melnati
Cinematography	Renato Del Frate Enzo Serafin
Edited by	Dolores Tamburini
Music by	Felice Montagnini
Production company	Excelsa Film
Distributed by	Minerva Film
Release date	27 September 1943 (1943-09-27)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The art directors Piero Filippone and Mario Rappini worked on the film's sets. It was shot at Cinecittà in Rome and the Fert Studios of Turin. Location filming took place around Pieve Ligure near Genoa.

Synopsis

A misogynistic Duke shuts himself up in a castle along with several other men. However their peace is disturbed by the arrival of some stranded female dancers who have missed their train.

Cast

• Giuseppe Lugo as Il principe Giannettini detto Giorgio Del Manto
• Silvana Jachino as Marta
• Umberto Melnati as Il duca Venanzio Navarra
• Carlo Campanini as Michelino Panigatti
• Guglielmo Barnabò as Adalgiso Barni Vagnoli
• Jone Morino as Donna Gloria
• Jone Salinas as Valeria
• Maria Dominiani as Maria
• Doretta Sestan as Stefania
• Guglielmo Sinaz as L'impresario Pappalardo
• Franco Coop as Oreste Tromba
• Arturo Bragaglia as Il legale del duca
• Anna Arena as Anna
• Bacot as Il cameriere custode del castello
• Vittorina Benvenuti as Bettina, la sorella del duca
• Gino Bianchi as Marchi
• Luigi Erminio D'Olivo as L'accompagnatore della signora Tromba
• Pina Gallini as Stella
• Lydia Johnson as La signora Tromba
• Alfredo Martinelli as Un testimone
• Edda Soligo as La segretaria dell'istituto di bellezza