The Doll that Took the Town (1957)
A struggling model concocts a story of being raped and beaten by three strangers and soon becomes a media darling. Complications arise when the police eventually arrest three suspects.
Director:
Francesco Maselli
Writers:
Franco Bemporad, Luigi Squarzina, Aggeo Savioli, Cesare Zavattini, Goliarda Sapienza, Francesco Maselli.
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Virna Lisi as Liliana Atteni |
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Haya Harareet as Anna Grimaldi |
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Elisa Cegani as Signora Atteni |
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Vittorio Sanipoli as Il commissario |
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Serge Reggiani as Mario Grimaldi |
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Franco Fabrizi as Aldo |
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Giulio Paradisi as |
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Antonio Cifariello as Giorgio Salustri |
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Mario Carotenuto as Managing Editor |
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Giuliano Montaldo as |
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Marcello Giorda as |
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Liliana Gerace as |
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Dino Malgrid as |
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Camillo Milli as |
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Franco Lantieri as |
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Mario Grassi as |
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Diego Michelotti as |
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Livio Ferraro as |
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Raffaele Giangrande as |
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Alberta Masciello as |
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Manfred Freyberger as |
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Anna Panattoni as |
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Raffaella Moro as |
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Liliana Fontana as |
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Giovanni Piva as |
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Egidio Casolari as |
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Piero Vezzani as |
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Giorgio De Dauli as |
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Mauro Pirovano as |
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Sylvana Zino as |
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Mariacarla Bufalino as |
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Carla Arrigoni as |
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Myriam Amistani as |
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Giorgio Barbafiera as |
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Peter van Wood as |
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Estina Lotti as |
| Camera | Armando Nannuzzi | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Franco Bemporad | Screenplay |
| Crew | Bianca Delle Nogare Feltrinelli | Scenic Artist |
| Sound | Mario Zafred | Music |
| Writing | Luigi Squarzina | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marilù Carteny | Costume Designer |
| Writing | Franco Bemporad | Screenstory |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei | Editor |
| Sound | Gabriele Della Vedova | Sound |
| Writing | Aggeo Savioli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Goliarda Sapienza | Screenplay |
| Writing | Francesco Maselli | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ebe Colgiachi | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Francesco Maselli | Director |