An aging winery owner's heirs hire a seductive nurse, but love complicates their greedy scheme.
THE SENSUOUS NURSE
Ursula Andress will melt your thermometer
As an aging widower begins suffering from heart trouble, his greedy heirs hope to speed him on his way by hiring a super-seductive nurse to get his pulse racing. Their plan backfires, though, as the young beauty begins to fall in love with the old man.
Sometimes the best medicine is a dose of greed and a dash of Ursula Andress.
With Ursula Andress in full seductive mode and a plot that flips the usual inheritance scam on its head, The Sensuous Nurse delivers cheeky Italian comedy with just enough heart trouble to keep things interesting. Nello Rossati’s farce pours a glass of vintage greed, then spikes it with unexpected romance—Salute!
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The Sensuous Nurse is a 1975 Italian comedy film directed by Nello Rossati about a group of greedy heirs who hire a seductive nurse to hasten an aging widower's demise, only for romance to upend their plans.
- Director
- Nello Rossati
- Writers
- Claudia Florio, Roberto Gianviti, Paolo Vidali, Nello Rossati
- Release
- 1975
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- Italian
- Genres
- Comedy
- Also Known As
- Nurse Anna, I Will If You Will, L'infermiera (original title)
Synopsis
An aging widower who owns successful winery, Leonida Bottacin, has a severe heart attack during a sexual liaison with another man's wife. Leonida's relatives hope to inherit the winery to sell it to American business interests. On learning from the physician that a second heart attack will be fatal, Leonida's son-in-law Benito hires his ex-girlfriend Anna, a very attractive nurse, to attend to Leonida. Benito hopes that Leonida will be sufficiently excited by Anna's beauty and sensuality to suffer a deadly heart attack.
Despite Benito's plans, Anna takes excellent care of Leonida and eventually falls in love with. Eventually Leonida recovers and marries Anna, crushing the hopes of his relatives for a quick inheritance. To protect her new husband's health, Anna plans for a celibate marriage. However, Leonida insists on having sex on their honeymoon and dies as a result. Anna inherits his assets and uses part of her husband's fortune to provide him with a grand funeral.
Why Cult
See Ursula Andress as Anna, the nurse whose charms are at the center of this riotous, inheritance-fueled scheme.
A family of opportunists attempts to manipulate fate by hiring a nurse to accelerate the patriarch's end, only to be foiled by real feelings.
The action swirls around a successful Italian winery, with relatives plotting to sell out to American investors.
This 1975 R-rated romp delivers classic era Italian humor with an international cast and a wickedly playful script.
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Questions from the Vault
What is The Sensuous Nurse about? +
The Sensuous Nurse is about an aging widower whose greedy heirs hire a seductive nurse to hasten his demise, but when romance develops, their scheme spirals out of control.
When was The Sensuous Nurse released? +
The Sensuous Nurse was released in 1975.
Who directed The Sensuous Nurse? +
The Sensuous Nurse was directed by Nello Rossati.
How long is The Sensuous Nurse? +
The Sensuous Nurse has a runtime of 90 minutes.
What genre is The Sensuous Nurse? +
The Sensuous Nurse is a comedy.
Where can I watch The Sensuous Nurse? +
You can watch The Sensuous Nurse on SassyFlix.
