The Statue
1971·United Kingdom·84 min.
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Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize. An ambitious diplomat, capitalizing on Bolt's celebrity, arranges for the U.S. to commission a statue for a London square to honor Bolt's achievement. Bolt's Italian wife, a renowned artist, sculpts an 18-foot nude of Bolt. In a pique, because he's neglected her for years to do his work, she gives the statue a spectacular phallus, telling Bolt that he wasn't its model. Thinking he's a cuckold, Bolt goes on a jealous search for a man matching the statue. The diplomat, too, wants changes in the statue to protect his conservative image. Can art and love reconcile?
DirectorRod Amateau
MusicRiz Ortolani
CinematographyPiero Portalupi
CastDavid Niven·Virna Lisi·Robert Vaughn·Ann Bell·John Cleese·Tim Brooke-Taylor·Hugh Burden·Erik Chitty·Derek Francis·Desmond Walter-Ellis·Susan Travers·David Allister·Maureen Lane·David Mills·Graham Chapman·Fortunato ArenaShow all
Original titleThe Statue