The Most Beautiful Wife is a 1970 Italian film directed by Damiano Damiani, based on the 1965 case of Franca Viola, who challenged the still frequent southern Italian custom of kidnapping and raping a prospective bride by refusing to marry her abductor. See bride kidnapping. It was the debut film for the then 14 year old Ornella Muti.
| Release date: | March 12, 1970 |
| Directed by: | Damiano Damiani |
| Runtime: | 108 Minutes |
| Music by: | Ennio Morricone |