''Down the Ancient Staircase'' ( it, Per le antiche scale) is a 1975 Italian-French
drama film
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directed by
Mauro Bolognini
Mauro Bolognini (28 June 1922 – 14 May 2001) was an Italian film and stage director of literate sensibility, known for his masterly handling of period subject matter.
Early years
Bolognini was born in Pistoia, in the Tuscany region of Italy. ...
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Cast
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Marcello Mastroianni - Professor Bonaccorsi
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Françoise Fabian
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- Anna Bersani
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Marthe Keller
Marthe Keller (born 28 January 1945) is a Swiss actress and opera director. She is perhaps best known for her role in the film ''Marathon Man (film), Marathon Man'' (1976), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting ...
- Bianca
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Barbara Bouchet
Barbara Bouchet (born Bärbel Gutscher; 15 August 1943)
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- Carla
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Pierre Blaise - Tonio
* Maria Teresa Albani
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Maria Michi
* Paolo Pacino
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Silvano Tranquilli
Silvano Tranquilli (23 August 1925 – 10 May 1997) was an Italian stage, television and film actor.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Silvano Tranquilli attended theatre lessons at the Sharoff Academy, and started his stage activity with the th ...
- Professor Rospigliosi
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Charles Fawcett - Doctor Sfameni
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Enzo Robutti
Enzo Robutti (24 October 1933 – 13 February 2022) was an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, playwright, and writer.
Life and career
Born in Bologna, Robutti attended the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, and debuted on stage ...
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Ferruccio De Ceresa - Fascist Official in train
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Lucia Bosé Lucia may refer to:
Arts and culture
* ''Lucía'', a 1968 Cuban film by Humberto Solás
* ''Lucia'' (film), a 2013 Kannada-language film
* '' Lucia & The Best Boys'', a Scottish indie rock band formerly known as ''LUCIA''
* "Lucia", a Swedish c ...
- Francesca
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Adriana Asti
Adriana Asti (born 30 April 1931) is an Italian stage, film, and voice actress.
Biography
On stage, she starred in ''Saint Joan'' by George Bernard Shaw, ''Happy Days'' by Samuel Beckett, ''The Mistress of the Inn'' by Carlo Goldoni, and ''Thre ...
- 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.
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1975 films
1975 drama films
1970s Italian-language films
Films directed by Mauro Bolognini
Films set in Prato
Films set in Tuscany
Films scored by Ennio Morricone
Films produced by Fulvio Lucisano
Italian drama films
1970s Italian films
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