Escalation
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1968, London. Luca is living his 'swinging' years away from duties, while his father wants him to take the reins of the family business. He plots to have him kidnapped and placed in a sanitarium, where the young man undergoes electroshock therapy until 'normalised'. Luca is then made to marry a woman who is actually a psychiatrist hired to turn him into a perfect businessman.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1968-02-29
Runtime: 89 mins
Director: Roberto Faenza
Spoken language: Italiano
Genres: Comedy
Original title: Escalation
Production Companies: Cemo Film
Production Countries: Italy
Cast
Claudine Auger
Lino Capolicchio
Gabriele Ferzetti
Didi Perego
Leopoldo Trieste
Paola Corinti
Dada Gallotti
Harold Null
Jacqueline Perrier
Michele Riccardini
Antonietta Fiorito
Madeline Smith
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