Down the Ancient Stairs

Directed by Mauro Bolognini
1975    1h 50m    R
6.7
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?
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Cast of Down the Ancient Stairs
  • Marcello MastroianniProfessor Bonaccorsi
  • Barbara BouchetCarla
  • Françoise FabianAnna Bersani
  • Silvano Tranquilliprofessor Rospigliosi
  • Marthe KellerBianca
  • Lucía BosèFrancesca
  • Pierre BlaiseTonio
  • Adriana AstiGianna
  • Maria Michila pazza aggressiva
  • Charles Fawcettdottor Sfameni
  • Enzo Robuttiil pazzo scrittore
  • Ferruccio De Ceresagerarca fascista in treno
  • Maria Teresa Albani
  • Paolo Pacino
  • Paola Corazzi
  • Sandra Cardini
  • Annunziata FuciarelliAsylum Patient (uncredited)

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