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The Secret Life of an American Wife

Jun 25, 1968 · 1h 32m
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Comedy

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A bored housewife poses as a call girl for a movie star sex-symbol, hoping she can prove to her husband, the star's agent, that she is still desirable to other men and thereby, rekindle the spark in their marriage.

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CAST

Walter Matthau
The Movie Star
Anne Jackson
Victoria Layton
Patrick O'Neal
Tom Layton
Edy Williams
Susie Steinberg
Richard Bull
Howard
Paul Napier
Herb Steinberg
Christian Brando
Jimmy (as Gary Brown)
Albert Carrier
Jean-Claude
Directed by George Axelrod

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Production
20th Century Fox
Country
US
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