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Marcello MastroianniGuido AnselmiClaudia CardinaleClaudiaAnouk AiméeLuisa AnselmiSandra MiloCarlaRossella FalkRossellaBarbara SteeleGloria MorinMadeleine LebeauMadeleine, the French ActressCaterina BorattoMysterious Lady

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