The Millionairess

Oct 21 1960 Approved 1h 30m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

When her father dies, Epifania Parerga, an Italian in London, becomes the world's richest woman. She feels incomplete without a husband and falls in love with a humble, Indian physician, Ahmed el Kabir, much loved by his indigent English patients.

Plot

London-based millionairess Epifania (Sophia Loren) is attracted to Dr. Kabir (MD from Delhi and PhD from Calcutta), who is more intent on treating patients. When she persists, he confides in her that he had made a commitment to his late widowed seamstress mother that he will wed any woman who will manage to survive on just Rs.500/-, for 90 days. She finds out that this sum is equivalent to just 35 shillings but readily accepts this challenge. She also informs him that her late father had also imposed a condition that she must wed a male who will turn £500 into £15000 within the same period. Epifania then finds employment with an Italian firm, ends up re-organizing, and turning up the firm's profits. At the end of 90 days, she goes to meet Kabir and discovers that he has not only given all the money away but also has no interest whatsoever in marrying her.

Written by

George Bernard Shaw, Riccardo Aragno, Wolf Mankowitz

Directed by

Anthony Asquith

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Dimitri De Grunwald Production

Languages

English, Español

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
2,088
Average Rating
5.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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