Seven Beauties (1975)

Ceremony Year: 1977Category: Best Original ScreenplayReleased: 1975

Nominated Talent & Credits

Lina Wertmüller— Lina Wertmüller

Synopsis / Overview

Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties" is a petty thief who lives off of the profits of his seven sisters while claiming to protect their honor at any cost, Pasqualino is arrested for murder and later sent to fight in the army after committing sexual assault. The Germans capture him and he gets sent to a concentration camp where he plots to make his escape by seducing a German officer.

Historical Academy Record

WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) — 49th Academy Awards (1977)

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