The "Ape Woman" is Annie Girardot, completely covered with hair; the entrepreneur Tognazzi discovers her in a convent in Naples; he marries her (a condition imposed by the nuns) and begins exhibiting her to the public. He tries to sell her to a funny guy who insist on her virginity, but she is a little reluctant. After tasting success in Paris, she dies during childbirth. Tognazzi recovers her mummy from the museum of natural history and exhibits it in Naples. The subject looks a little camp, but the film is considered one of the most touching of Ferreri's.

Movie rating: 7.3 / 10 (746)

Directed by: Marco Ferreri - Rafael Azcona

Writer credits: Rafael Azcona - Marco Ferreri

Cast: Ugo Tognazzi - Annie Girardot - Achille Majeroni - Filippo Pompa Marcelli - Ermelinda De Felice

AKA: La donna scimmia, Le mari de la femme à barbe

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