Down the Ancient Stairs

Down the Ancient Stairs by Mauro Bolognini

5.20

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

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni as Professor Bonaccorsi

Barbara Bouchet

Barbara Bouchet as Carla

Françoise Fabian

Françoise Fabian as Anna Bersani

Silvano Tranquilli

Silvano Tranquilli as professor Rospigliosi

Marthe Keller

Marthe Keller as Bianca

Lucia Bosè

Lucia Bosè as Francesca

Pierre Blaise

Pierre Blaise as Tonio

Adriana Asti

Adriana Asti as Gianna

Maria Michi

Maria Michi as la pazza aggressiva

Charles Fawcett

Charles Fawcett as dottor Sfameni

Enzo Robutti

Enzo Robutti as il pazzo scrittore

Ferruccio De Ceresa

Ferruccio De Ceresa as gerarca fascista in treno

Maria Teresa Albani

Maria Teresa Albani as

Paolo Pacino

Paolo Pacino as

Paola Corazzi

Paola Corazzi as

Alessandra Cardini

Alessandra Cardini as

Annunziata Fuciarelli

Annunziata Fuciarelli as Asylum Patient (uncredited)

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