Down the Ancient Stairs (1975)

Name: Down the Ancient Stairs
Genre: Drama
Released: 1975-10-17
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Barbara Bouchet, Françoise Fabian, Silvano Tranquilli, Marthe Keller

Down the Ancient Stairs (1975), directed by Mauro Bolognini, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Barbara Bouchet.

10/17/1975 BR Drama 1h 50m

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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?

Ennio GuarnieriCinematography
Mauro BologniniDirector
Fulvio LucisanoProducer
Ennio MorriconeOriginal music

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Down the Ancient Staircase (Italian: Per le antiche scale) is a 1975 Italian-French drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini.

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Down the Ancient Staircase (Italian: Per le antiche scale) is a 1975 Italian-French drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini.

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.

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni – Professor Bonaccorsi

Françoise Fabian – Anna Bersani

Marthe Keller – Bianca

Barbara Bouchet – Carla

Pierre Blaise – Tonio

Maria Teresa Albani

Maria Michi

Paolo Pacino

Silvano Tranquilli – Professor Rospigliosi

Charles Fawcett – Doctor Sfameni

Enzo Robutti

Ferruccio De Ceresa – Fascist Official in train

Lucia Bosé – Francesca

Adriana Asti – Gianna

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External links

Down the Ancient Staircase at IMDb

Text from Down the Ancient Staircase on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_the_Ancient_Staircase

Trivia

It premiered on October 17, 1975, a Friday.
It runs 1h50 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Per le antiche scale".
This film's quiz has 13 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

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CountriesItaly
LanguagesItalian
StatusReleased

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Tuscany

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Ennio Guarnieri Cinematography
Mauro Bolognini Director
Fulvio Lucisano Producer
Ennio Morricone Original music
Tullio Pinelli Screenplay

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What is Down the Ancient Stairs about?

Down the Ancient Stairs: 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…

Who directed Down the Ancient Stairs?

Down the Ancient Stairs was directed by Mauro Bolognini in 1975.

Who stars in Down the Ancient Stairs?

The cast of Down the Ancient Stairs includes Marcello Mastroianni, Barbara Bouchet, Françoise Fabian, Silvano Tranquilli and Marthe Keller.

How long is Down the Ancient Stairs?

Down the Ancient Stairs runs for 110 minutes, or 1h50.