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 |
| Production | Romolo Germano | Production Manager |
| Art | Luciana Marinucci | Production Design |
| Camera | Danilo Desideri | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Franco Vitale | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Adriana Olasio | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Mario Morigi | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Bruno Nicolai | Music Director |
| Camera | Antonio Annunziata | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Enzo Casieri | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Mario Bramonti | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nilo Jacoponi | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Bruno Battisti D'Amario | Musician |
| Directing | Roberto Faenza | Director |
| Writing | Roberto Faenza | Screenplay |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Luigi Kuveiller | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni | Editor |
| Directing | Liliana Vannozzi | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Giorgio Giovannini | Art Direction |
| Production | Giuseppe Zaccariello | Producer |
| Art | Francesco Fantacci | Set Decoration |
