Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Fifth Floor Neighbour

Pedro is a handsome gynecologist living in Toledo, whose looks create more problems than praise. His patients' partners grow jealous, his overprotective mother keeps treating him like a child, and his girlfriend's conservative family disapproves. When he travels to Madrid for a medical conference, he crosses paths with Antón, the effeminate fifth-floor neighbor who runs a thriving women's fashion boutique by winning customers' trust with charm and flair. The film plays out as a series of misunderstandings and social collisions, pitting provincial expectations against city attitudes and poking fun at masculine image and romantic entanglements without revealing how any crisis ends. Scenes rely on wardrobe, gossip and mismatched manners to fuel the jokes, keeping the tone light amid awkward moments.

Released in 1970 and directed by Ramón Fernández, the screenplay credits go to Juan José Alonso Millán and Sandro Continenza. The cast includes Alfredo Landa, Jean Sorel and Ira von Fürstenberg, blending Spanish and European talent, notably produced in Spain.

Box office figures for this title are not widely documented, and there is no clear record of its international gross in archives. It appears to have had a limited commercial footprint outside Spain, typical of many comedies of the era.

Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Fifth Floor Neighbour belongs to a run of Spanish comedies using sex and manners to comment on social norms. Alfredo Landa's performance fits his familiar screen persona, while the film's gender play and jealousies reflect shifting attitudes toward modernity at the turn of the decade.

Modern reaction is mixed to negative, with a small sample of user ratings averaging about 4.25 out of 10. Many viewers find the humor dated, though others see value in its themes of jealousy, reputation and gender performance, and in its contrast between provincial conservatism and urban freedom for study.