The Secret Life of an American Wife

Year: 1968

Runtime: 92 mins

Language: English

Director: George Axelrod

Comedy

A bored housewife pretends to be a call girl to seduce a famous movie star, hoping to prove to her husband—who also serves as the star’s agent—that she is still desirable to other men, and to reignite the waning passion in their marriage.

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