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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.

movie

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

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