Escalation (1968)
1968, London. Luca is living his 'swinging' years away from duties, while his father wants him to take the reins of the family business. He plots to have him kidnapped and placed in a sanitarium, where the young man undergoes electroshock therapy until 'normalised'. Luca is then made to marry a woman who is actually a psychiatrist hired to turn him into a perfect businessman.
Director:
Roberto Faenza
Writer:
Roberto Faenza
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Claudine Auger as Carla Maria Mannini |
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Lino Capolicchio as Luca Lambertinghi |
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Gabriele Ferzetti as Augusto Lambertinghi |
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Didi Perego as Private investigator |
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Leopoldo Trieste as Priest / Guru |
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Paola Corinti as Augusto's lover |
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Dada Gallotti as Nurse |
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Harold Null as Police sergeant |
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Jacqueline Perrier as Valeria Lambertenghi |
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Michele Riccardini as Detective |
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Antonietta Fiorito as Lambertenghi employee |
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Madeline Smith as |
| Writing | Roberto Faenza | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luciana Marinucci | Costume Design |
| Art | Luciana Marinucci | Production Design |
| Production | Romolo Germano | Production Manager |
| Camera | Danilo Desideri | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Antonio Annunziata | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Franco Vitale | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nilo Jacoponi | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Mario Bramonti | Sound |
| Editing | Adriana Olasio | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Enzo Casieri | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Bruno Nicolai | Music Director |
| Sound | Bruno Battisti D'Amario | Musician |
| Sound | Mario Morigi | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Roberto Faenza | Director |
| Writing | Roberto Faenza | Screenplay |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Luigi Kuveiller | Director of Photography |
| Production | Giuseppe Zaccariello | Producer |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni | Editor |
| Art | Giorgio Giovannini | Art Direction |
| Art | Francesco Fantacci | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Liliana Vannozzi | Script Supervisor |
