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Down the Ancient Stairs

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Calorie Rating: 155
Released: 1975-10-17
Running Time: 110 Minutes


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. He is also a very active ladies'man and makes three women benefit from his sexual itch: Francesca the hospital manager's wife, Bianca, his devoted nurse and Carla, a nymphomaniac doctor's wife. His well-ordered universe starts being challenged with the coming of Anna, a trainee psychiatrist, who disapproves of his theory on the origin of madness. Worse, she resists his advances. As Bonaccorsi is more insecure than he looks, what will become of him?

Director / Directors



Cast

Marcello Mastroianni
Character: Professor Bonaccorsi
Barbara Bouchet
Character: Carla
Françoise Fabian
Character: Anna Bersani

Silvano Tranquilli
Character: professor Rospigliosi
Marthe Keller
Character: Bianca
Lucía Bosè
Character: Francesca

Pierre Blaise
Character: Tonio
Adriana Asti
Character: Gianna
Maria Michi
Character: la pazza aggressiva

Charles Fawcett
Character: dottor Sfameni
Enzo Robutti
Character: il pazzo scrittore
Ferruccio De Ceresa
Character: gerarca fascista in treno


Annunziata Fuciarelli
Character: Asylum Patient (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer

Tullio Pinelli
Screenplay
Ennio Guarnieri
Director of Photography
Piero Tosi
Costume Design