Nella città l'inferno
| Nella città l'inferno | |
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| Directed by | Renato Castellani |
| Written by | ("Roma, Via delle Mantellate," novel) Renato Castellani (adaptation) |
| Starring | Anna Magnani Giulietta Masina |
| Cinematography | Leonida Barboni |
| Music by | Roman Vlad |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Nella città l'inferno (Behind Closed Shutters) is a 1959 Italian film directed by Renato Castellani.
Plot[]
Egle (Anna Magnani) is an inmate of a female jail. Lina (Giulietta Masina) is a nervous newcomer who is much more temperate, with some naiveness even. Egle influences Lina and she convinces her so, successfully, Lina extorts the man who had incriminated her (Antonio Zampi aka Adone, by Alberto Sordi). Lina is released out of the prison thus. However, still in jail, Egle meets Lina again as she has been detained by exerting prostitution, with a marginal demeanor which is due to Egle's previous influence on her.
Cast[]
- Anna Magnani: Egle
- Giulietta Masina: Lina
- Myriam Bru: Vittorina
- Cristina Gajoni: Marietta Mugnari
- Renato Salvatori: Piero
- Alberto Sordi: Antonio Zampi, aka Adone
- Angela Portaluri: Laura
- Milly Monti: Sister Giuseppina
- : Vera
- Marcella Rovena: Miss Luisa
- : Delia
- Miranda Campa: Ida Maroni
- Saro Urzì: Marshall
- Sergio Fantoni: Judge
- Umberto Spadaro: Director of the prison
External links[]
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Categories:
- 1959 films
- Italian-language films
- Italian black-and-white films
- Italian films
- Films set in Italy
- Films set in Rome
- Films directed by Renato Castellani
- Films with screenplays by Suso Cecchi d'Amico
- 1950s Italian film stubs