Down the Ancient Staircase
| Down the Ancient Staircase | |
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| Directed by | Mauro Bolognini |
| Written by | Raffaele Andreassi Mario Arosio Sinko Solleville Marie Tullio Pinelli Mario Tobino Bernardino Zapponi |
| Produced by | Fulvio Lucisano |
| Starring | Marcello Mastroianni |
| Cinematography | Ennio Guarnieri |
| Edited by | Nino Baragli |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Countries | Italy France |
| Language | Italian |
Down the Ancient Staircase (Italian: Per le antiche scale) is a 1975 Italian-French drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini.[1]
Cast
- Marcello Mastroianni - Professor Bonaccorsi
- Françoise Fabian - Anna Bersani
- Marthe Keller - Bianca
- Barbara Bouchet - Carla
- Pierre Blaise - Tonio
- Maria Teresa Albani
- Maria Michi
- Paolo Pacino
- Silvano Tranquilli - Professor Rospigliosi
- Charles Fawcett - Doctor Sfameni
- Enzo Robutti
- Ferruccio De Ceresa - Fascist Official in train
- Lucia Bosé - Francesca
- Adriana Asti - Gianna
Plot
In Italy, in 1930, Professor Bonaccorsi, renowned psychiatrist, conducts research on madness in the asylum where he works as a doctor in Tuscany. He has three mistresses: Bianca, his assistant; Carla, a colleague's wife; and Francesca, the wife of the asylum's director.
References
- ^ "NY Times: Down the Ancient Staircase". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
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