''I Am Afraid'' ( it, Io ho paura, link=no) is an Italian crime film directed by

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Cast

* Gian Maria Volonté as Brigadeer Lodovico Graziano *

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as Judge Moser *

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as Judge Cancedda *

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as Gloria * Giorgio Cerioni as Major Masseria * Rino Sentieri as Tognon *

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: Captain La Rosa *

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as Caligari * Laura Trotter as Caligari's girlfriend * Aldo Valletti as Prison governor *

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as Elsa Maroni

Production

''I Am Afraid'' was shot at Auro Cinematografica in Rome and on location in Rome.

Release

''I Am Afraid'' was released theatrically in Italy on 6 October 1977 where it was distributed by C.I.C. It grossed a total of 1,708,460,918

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on its domestic release. The film was shown at the 1977

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External links

* 1977 films Italian crime drama films Films directed by Damiano Damiani Poliziotteschi films 1977 crime drama films Films scored by Riz Ortolani Films shot in Rome 1970s Italian films {{1970s-crime-drama-film-stub