Down the Ancient Stairs (1975)
Dante's Inferno is Alive and Well
1975 · 1h 50m · Drama
Genres: Drama
A mental hospital somewhere in Tuscany during the thirties. Far away from fascism, this closed world is rules over by Dr. Bonaccorsi, a passionate benevolent psychiatrist whose dream is to isolate the germ of madness.
Director: Mauro Bolognini
Writers: Mario Tobino, Tullio Pinelli
Music by: Ennio Morricone
Cinematography: Ennio Guarnieri
Cast
Marcello Mastroianni as Professor BonaccorsiBarbara Bouchet as CarlaFrançoise Fabian as Anna BersaniSilvano Tranquilli as professor RospigliosiMarthe Keller as BiancaLucia Bosè as FrancescaPierre Blaise as TonioAdriana Asti as GiannaMaria Michi as la pazza aggressivaCharles Fawcett as dottor SfameniEnzo Robutti as il pazzo scrittoreFerruccio De Ceresa as gerarca fascista in trenoMore like this
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