The Doctor Prefers Sailors

4.4/1019811h 20mReleased

Comedy

A doctor in a hotel has a lot of problems like a man repeatedly fails to commit suicide, a pair of window washers witness a murder by a hit man, a suspicious wife checks up on her husband who happens to be having an affair with her and many more...

Released: Dec 1, 1981

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Alvaro Vitali

Alvaro

Paola Senatore

Paola

Gianni Ciardo

Gianni

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