Down the Ancient Staircase

Down the Ancient Staircase
Film poster
Directed byMauro Bolognini
Written byRaffaele Andreassi
Mario Arosio
Sinko Solleville Marie
Tullio Pinelli
Mario Tobino
Bernardino Zapponi
Produced byFulvio Lucisano
StarringMarcello Mastroianni
CinematographyEnnio Guarnieri
Edited byNino Baragli
Music byEnnio Morricone
Release dates
  • November 1975 (1975-11) (Paris Film Festival)
  • November 1975 (1975-11) (Teheran International Film Festival)
  • 6 November 1975 (1975-11-06) (Italy)
Running time
115 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
LanguageItalian

Down the Ancient Staircase (Italian: Per le antiche scale) is a 1975 Italian-French drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini.[1]

Cast

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

  1. ^ "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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