Check to the Queen

Check to the Queen
Directed by	Pasquale Festa Campanile
Written by	Tullio Pinelli Brunello Rondi
Cinematography	Roberto Gerardi
Edited by	Mario Morra
Music by	Piero Piccioni
Release date	1973 (1973)
Language	Italian

Scacco alla regina, internationally released as Check to the Queen, is a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile.

It is based on the novel The Slave by Renato Ghiotto.[1][2]

Plot

Margaret Mevin is an arrogant famous actress, accustomed to being served and revered by the people with whom she surrounds herself. Silvia comes to her service as a lady companion, but her submissive role soon acquires masochistic traits and homosexual shades.

Cast

• Rosanna Schiaffino: Margaret Mevin
• Haydée Politoff: Silvia
• Romolo Valli: Enrico Valdam
• Aldo Giuffrè: Spartaco
• Daniela Surina: Dina
• Gabriele Tinti

References

1. Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
2. Andrea Pergolari. Verso la commedia: momenti del cinema di Steno, Salce, Festa Campanile. Firenze libri, 2002.

External links

• Check to the Queen at IMDb