The Mandrake (1965 film)

La Mandragola
Directed byAlberto Lattuada
Written byAlberto Lattuada
Luigi Magni
Stefano Strucchi (from the play written by Niccolò Machiavelli)
Produced byAlfredo Bini
StarringRosanna Schiaffino
Philippe Leroy
Jean-Claude Brialy
Totò
CinematographyTonino Delli Colli
Edited byNino Baragli
Music byGino Marinuzzi Jr.
Production
company
Arco Film
Distributed byTitanus Distribuzione
Release date
  • 1965 (1965)
Running time
103 minutes
97 minutes (Home Video cut)
CountriesItaly
France
LanguageItalian

The Mandrake (Italian: La Mandragola; also called Mandragola: The Love Root) is a 1965 Franco-Italian co-production directed by Alberto Lattuada and based on the eponymous 16th-century play Niccolò Machiavelli. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design.