Down the Ancient Stairs
(1975)

Dante's Inferno is Alive and Well

Released: 1975-10-17

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A mental hospital somewhere in Tuscany during the thirties. Far away from fascism, this closed world is rules over by Dr. Bonaccorsi, a passionate benevolent psychiatrist whose dream is to isolate the germ of madness. He is also a very active ladies'man and makes three women benefit from his sexual itch: Francesca the hospital manager's wife, Bianca, his devoted nurse and Carla, a nymphomaniac doctor's wife. His well-ordered universe starts being challenged with the coming of Anna, a trainee psychiatrist, who disapproves of his theory on the origin of madness. Worse, she resists his advances. As Bonaccorsi is more insecure than he looks, what will become of him?

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Marcello Mastroianni

as Professor Bonaccorsi

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Françoise Fabian

as Anna Bersani

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Silvano Tranquilli

as professor Rospigliosi

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Maria Michi

as la pazza aggressiva

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Charles Fawcett

as dottor Sfameni

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Enzo Robutti

as il pazzo scrittore

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Ferruccio De Ceresa

as gerarca fascista in treno

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Annunziata Fuciarelli

as Asylum Patient (uncredited)

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Ennio Morricone

Original Music Composer

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Ennio Guarnieri

Director of Photography

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Piero Tosi

Costume Design

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