Down the Ancient Stairs
Dante's Inferno is Alive and Well
1975-10-17 | 110 minutes
Plot Summary
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?
Cast
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Marcello MastroianniProfessor Bonaccorsi
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Barbara BouchetCarla
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Françoise FabianAnna Bersani
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Silvano Tranquilliprofessor Rospigliosi
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Marthe KellerBianca
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Lucia BosèFrancesca
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Pierre BlaiseTonio
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Adriana AstiGianna
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Maria Michila pazza aggressiva
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Charles Fawcettdottor Sfameni
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Enzo Robuttiil pazzo scrittore
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Ferruccio De Ceresagerarca fascista in treno
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Maria Teresa Albani
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Paolo Pacino
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Paola Corazzi
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Alessandra Cardini
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Annunziata FuciarelliAsylum Patient (uncredited)
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