Down the Ancient Staircase

Down the Ancient Staircase
Directed by	Mauro Bolognini
Produced by	Fulvio Lucisano
Written by	Raffaele Andreassi Mario Arosio Sinko Solleville Marie Tullio Pinelli Mario Tobino Bernardino Zapponi
Starring	Marcello Mastroianni
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Cinematography	Ennio Guarnieri
Edited by	Nino Baragli
Release dates	1975
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Down the Ancient Staircase (Italian: Per le antiche scalecode: it is deprecated ) is a 1975 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini.

Cast

• Marcello Mastroianni - Professor Bonaccorsi
• Françoise Fabian - Anna Bersani
• Marthe Keller - Bianca
• Barbara Bouchet - Carla
• Pierre Blaise - Tonio
• Maria Teresa Albani
• Maria Michi
• Paolo Pacino
• Silvano Tranquilli - Professor Rospigliosi
• Charles Fawcett - Doctor Sfameni
• Enzo Robutti
• Ferruccio De Ceresa - Fascist Official in train
• Lucia Bosé - Francesca
• Adriana Asti - Gianna

Plot

In Italy, in 1930, Professor Bonaccorsi, renowned psychiatrist, conducts research on madness in the asylum where he works as a doctor in Tuscany. It has three mistresses Bianca (his assistant), Carla (wife of a colleague) and Francesca (wife of the director of the asylum). A newcomer, Dr. Anna Bersani, is there for a probationary period; very fast, is opposed to the theories of Bonaccorsi.

External links

• Down the Ancient Staircase at IMDb