The Last Italian Tango

The Last Italian Tango
Directed byNando Cicero
Written byMario Mariani
Nando Cicero
Marino Onorato
Produced byMario Mariani
StarringFranco Franchi
Martine Beswick
CinematographyLuciano Trasatti
Edited byAlessandro Peticca
Music byUbaldo Continiello
Franco Franchi
Distributed byVariety Distribution
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Last Italian Tango (Italian: Ultimo tango a Zagarol, lit.'Last Tango in Zagarol') is a 1973 Italian comedy directed by Nando Cicero. A parody of Last Tango in Paris, it is set in the town of Zagarolo near Rome.

Franco is trapped in a controlling marriage: his wife dominates him and secretly carries on with a lover hidden in the attic. Frustrated, Franco begins an affair with a mysterious young woman drawn to erotic games. When his wife discovers the affair, chaos and comic turmoil ensue.