pasta factory. There, she threatens to expose the labour violations unless Joe, the proprietor, allows her to manage the plant. Three months later, Epifania has installed labour-saving machines, thus boosting productivity and making the plant a big success. Kabir, meanwhile, has tried in vain to give away his £500. After Kabir becomes drunk at a scientific dinner hosted by a wealthy doctor, he finds a sympathetic ear in his former professor and mentor, who offers to accept his money. At the clinic, Kabir eagerly turns over the cash to the professor. Soon after the professor leaves, Epifania appears and informs Kabir that she has met his mother's challenge. When he replies that he has failed and given all the money away, Epifania is deeply offended. Deciding to turn her back on the world of men, she announces that she plans to fire her board of directors, disband her empire and retire to a Tibetan monastery once she has evicted all the monks. Desperate to keep his job, Sagamore realises that Kabir is responsible for Epifania's erratic behaviour and goes to see the doctor. At the clinic, Sagamore tells Kabir that Epifania has vowed to withdraw from the world at the stroke of midnight. Concerned that this means she is seriously considering suicide, Kabir hurries to the reception where Epifania is to bid farewell to her previous existence. Certain that their marriage is now imminent, Sagamore meets the terms of the will by purchasing Kabir's medical papers for £15,000. After Kabir rushes to Epifania, they kiss and he finally expresses his love. Cast Sophia Loren as Epifania Parerga Peter Sellers as Dr. Ahmed el Kabir Alastair Sim as Julius Sagamore Vittorio De Sica as Joe Dennis Price as Dr. Adrian Bland Gary Raymond as Alastair Fitzfassenden Alfie Bass as Fish Curer Miriam Karlin as Mrs. Joe Noel Purcell as Professor Merton Virginia Vernon as Polly Graham Stark as Butler Diana Coupland as Nurse Pauline Jameson as Muriel Pilkington Eleanor Summerfield as Mrs. Willoughby Willoughby Goddard as President Basil Hoskins as 1st Secretary Gordon Sterne as 2nd Secretary Tempe Adam as Gloria Wally Patch as Tubby Isaacs, Whelk Seller Charles Hill as Corelli Ray Austin as Stunt double for Dennis Price Reception The film was one of the most popular movies at the British box office in 1960. In the United States and Canada, the film Rentals . Hit song George Martin,