
Mimma starts working in Madame Colette’s brothel to help her boyfriend financially. There she is rechristened “Paprika,” and falls in love with her first client, naval officer Franco. Despite this attraction, she begins her climb through the sex trade, residing in Italy’s most illustrious brothels.
Cast

Debora Caprioglio
Paprika

Stéphane Ferrara
Rocco

Martine Brochard
Madame Collette

Stéphane Bonnet
Franco
Rossana Gavinel
Gina

Renzo Rinaldi
Count Bastiano Rosasco

Nina Soldano
Journalist

Clara Algranti
Sciura Angelina
Luciana Cirenei
Donna Olimpia

John Steiner
Prince Ascanio Del Bardo

Valentine Demy
Beba

Luigi Laezza
Nino

Riccardo Garrone
Uncle Lele

Paul Müller
Milvio

Clarita Gatto
Tosca

Osiride Pevarello
Remo

Debora Vernetti
Carmen

Elisabeth Kaza
Madame Catarsi

Elisabetta Lupetti
Ines
Gabriella De Baggi
Unknown

Carla Salerno
Fru Fru

Milly Corinaldi
Casino Trieste's Servant

Maria Cristina Mastrangeli
Turinese Prostitute
Rossella Pezzullo
Unknown

Tiziana D'Arcangelo
Unknown

Clotilde De Spirito
Casino Trieste's Cook

Alessandra Bonarota
Maris

Gianni Demartiis
Butler
Hella Estaire
Swedish Prostitute

Andrea Aureli
Ginetto

Debora Calì
Nora
Jacopo Gualtieri
Matthieu
Marilena Trifone
Messinese Prostitute

Domiziano Arcangeli
Gualtiero Rosasco

Laura Piattella
Sonia

Eolo Capritti
Admiral Ciancalasme

Carla Solaro
Unknown

Alfredo Quadrelli
Mr. Tomei
Roberta Sarazzi
Unknown
Franco Senika
Aggressive Client at Naples Brothel
M. Josè da Silva
Unknown

Felice Leveratto
Don Vincenzo
Daniela Fedke
Vespasiana

Libero Sansavini
Casino Roma's Client
Sibilla De Conti
Unknown

Luca Lionello
Painter
Tiziana Del Poggio
Unknown

Maurizio Romoli
Antique Dealer

Pasquale Africano
Casino Roma's Client (uncredited)

Tinto Brass
Doctor Babarelli (uncredited)

Emanuelle Cristaldi
Prostitute (uncredited)

Ida Eccher
Casino Milano's Old Woman (uncredited)

Silvio Klein
Casino's Client (uncredited)
Marco Marciani
Il Caffé (uncredited)

Ettore Martini
Casino Trieste's Client (uncredited)
Walter Midolo
Casino Trieste's Client (uncredited)

Aline Pilato
Casino's Mistress (uncredited)

Petra Scharbach
Duchess Silvia Dolgoruky (uncredited)

Lamberto Solfa
Casino Milano's Client (uncredited)

Antonella Sperati
Fulvia (uncredited)

Antonio Spinnato
Casino's Client (uncredited)

Natale Tulli
Rocco's Henchman (uncredited)
Crew

Tinto Brass
Director, Screenplay, Story, Editor

Bernardino Zapponi
Screenplay, Story
John Cleland
Novel
Emanuela Lucidi
Assistant Editor
Giovanna Ritter
Assistant Editor
Fiorenza Muller
Additional Editing
Silvano Ippoliti
Director of Photography
Pasquale Cuzzupoli
Colorist
Francesco Ascione
First Assistant Director
Germano Tarricone
Second Assistant Director
Claudio Grassetti
Production Coordinator
Giuseppe Auriemma
Executive Producer
Augusto Caminito
Producer, Presenter

Giovanni Bertolucci
Associate Producer
Paolo Biagetti
Production Design
Ettore Corso
Camera Operator
Massimo Di Venanzo
Camera Operator
Camillo Sabatini
Assistant Camera
Renato Palmieri
Assistant Camera
Andrea Doria
Assistant Camera
Claudio Bernabei
Casting
Ivan Crnojevic
Set Costumer
Luigi Bonanno
Assistant Costume Designer
Rosanna Andreoni
Costume Supervisor
Jost Jakob
Costume Design
Vitaliana Patacca
Hairstylist
Martina Patacca
Hairstylist
Dick Naastepad
Makeup Artist
Claudia Reymond
Makeup Artist
Alberto Doni
Sound Mixer
Fernando Caso
Sound Effects
Alvaro Gramigna
Sound Effects
Roberto Alberghini
Sound
Marco Di Biase
Boom Operator

Riz Ortolani
Original Music Composer
Mario Sampaolo
Accountant
Claudio D'Angelo
Painter
Bruno Cesari
Set Decoration
Walter Gatti
Props
Marcello Nolfo
Props
Gianfranco Salis
Still Photographer
Carla Cipriani
Script Supervisor
Franco Cardarelli
Electrician
Marcello Cardarelli
Electrician
Franco Gubiotti
Electrician
Marco Davoli
Carpenter
Gabriella Borni
Choreographer
Roberto Magagnini
Property Master
Maria Luigia Battani
Assistant Production Design
Federico Brasca
Assistant Production Design
Luciano Teolis
Key Grip
Massimo Galiano
Key Grip
Vittorio Rocchetti
Grip
Jean Michel Poggioli
Grip
Marco Vitali
Grip
Sergio Spila
Gaffer
Vittorio Fornasiero
Production Manager
Luciano Pecoraro
Production Manager
Alberta Ceccarelli
Seamstress
Maria Rinaldi
Seamstress
Silvia Brusati
Assistant Production Manager
Silvano Spoletini
Unit Manager
Massimo Santorsola
Unit Manager
Mario Di Biase
Executive In Charge Of Production
Adriano Pintaldi
Publicist
Isabella Gullo
Publicist
Fausto Capozzi
Administration
Patrizia Mastrofini
Administration
Paolo Del Grande
Sculptor
Filippo Deodato
Production Secretary
Francesca Deodato
Production Secretary
Mauro Babini
Production Secretary
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