Zenabel, a young woman from a humble background, discovers that she is actually the daughter of a Spanish nobleman who was killed by a ruthless don, Alonso, who took the title. So Zenable assembles a group of misfit friends to reclaim her title.
Practical Effects
Chaotic sword fights that look like community theater Braveheart.
Costume
Questionably accurate 17th-century cleavage engineering.
Direction
Deodato's only comedy before Cannibal Holocaust— tonal whiplash guaranteed.
Director
Ruggero Deodato
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ruggero Deodato later disowned most of his early comedies, making Zenabel a genuine rarity from a director who'd rather you forget it exists.
This arrived at the tail end of the Italian peplum boom, when every studio was desperately pitching 'what if Ben-Hur but with breasts?'
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