The Skin (1981)
Based on the memoirs of author Curzio Malaparte, diplomatic liaison between the Allied and Italian forces after the defeat of the Nazis in Italy, The Skin follows the collapse of Italian society under the US occupation and the desperate measures required for survival.
Director:
Liliana Cavani
Writers:
Robert Katz, Liliana Cavani, Catherine Breillat.
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Marcello Mastroianni as Curzio Malaparte |
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Claude Cardinale as Principessa Consuelo Caracciolo |
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Burt Lancaster as Generale Clark |
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Ken Marshall as Jimmy Wren |
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Alexandra King as Deborah Wyatt |
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Carlo Giuffrè as Eduardo Mazzullo |
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Rosaria della Femmina as Amante di Jimmy |
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Jeanne Valérie as Principessa a Capri |
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Liliana Tari as Maria Concetta |
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Peppe Barra as Sarto |
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Cristina Donadio as Amica di Anna |
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Jacques Sernas as Gen Guillaume |
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Gianni Abbate as |
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Anna Maria Ackermann as |
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Concetta Barra as |
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Giselda Castrini as |
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Antonetta Cioli as Rosaria |
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Giovanni Crosio as Padre di Maria Concetta |
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Antonio Ferrante as |
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Nunzia Fumo as |
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Giuliana Gargiulo as |
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Linda Moretti as |
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Elio Polimeno as |
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Paolo Pieri as |
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Tomas Arana as U.S. Soldier (uncredited) |
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Al Braun as (uncredited) |
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Bob Braun as (uncredited) |
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Omero Capanna as Man waving flag (uncredited) |
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Richard E. Carr as Pvt. Kaminsky (uncredited) |
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Marvin I. Cohen as Veterinarian (uncredited) |
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Gabriella Di Luzio as Zelmira (uncredited) |
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Marc Dyer as (uncredited) |
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Jack Flick as (uncredited) |
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Brad Nimmo as (uncredited) |
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Bruno Parisio as (uncredited) |
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Steve Reardon as (uncredited) |
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Gene Tootle as (uncredited) |
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Dan Waddle as (uncredited) |
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Anna Walter as Mistress (uncredited) |
| Writing | Robert Katz | Screenplay |
| Directing | Liliana Cavani | Director |
| Writing | Curzio Malaparte | Novel |
| Camera | Armando Nannuzzi | Director of Photography |
| Art | Dante Ferretti | Production Design |
| Writing | Liliana Cavani | Screenplay |
| Writing | Catherine Breillat | Screenplay |
| Sound | Lalo Schifrin | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Rosanna Landi | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Tosi | Costume Design |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni | Editor |
| Art | Renato Ventura | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ugo Pericoli | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jole Cecchini | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Grazia De Rossi | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alfonso Gola | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pietro Tenoglio | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Giuseppe Auriemma | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Richard Borg | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Filippo Campus | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Sergio Iacobis | Production Manager |
| Production | Marc Maurette | Production Manager |
| Directing | Alberto Acciarito | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Colette Caron | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Lodovico Gasparini | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Roberta Mazzoni | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Paola Tallarigo | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Agostino Bivi | Painter |
| Art | Galliano Leoni | Painter |
| Art | Francesca Lo Schiavo | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Sound | Fabio Ancillai | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Michael Billingsley | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Italo Cameracanna | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Italo Cameracanna | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Enzo Diliberto | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Renato Marinelli | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Romano Pampaloni | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Adriano Pischiutta | Special Effects |
| Camera | Nino Cristiani | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Giulio Diamanti | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Marcello Gabriele | Gaffer |
| Camera | Patrizia Mannajuolo | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Daniele Nannuzzi | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Castrignano | Seamstress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Iolanda Di Pasquale | Seamstress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nefte Riccò | Seamstress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alberto Verso | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | Cecilia Catalucci | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Giorgio Agazzi | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Maria Luisa Rosen | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Maria Rosa Bologna | Administration |
| Production | Andrea Bolognini | Production Secretary |
| Production | Antonio Pala | Administration |
| Production | Remo Stampiggioni | Administration |