Kiss the Other Sheik

The Marco Ferreri episode was originally filmed as a full length movie, but producer Carlo Ponti wasn't happy with the final product, and decided to incorporate it into this portmanteau project.

The first segment "L'uomo dei 5 palloni" starring Mastroianni & Catherine Spaak was later expanded into a full-length feature film as "L'uomo dei cinque palloni" in 1968 (USA title "The Man with the Balloons", International title (some countries) "Break-Up"). In the USA, only the second and third segments ("L'ora di punta" & "La moglie bionda") were released together under the title "Kiss the Other Sheik"; the first segment was omitted and instead its expanded version was released separately.

Edited into Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)