Slap the Monster on Page One

Overview

Days before the general election, after a girl from a rich family is murdered in an attempted rape, the editor-in-chief of a conservative tabloid tries to derail the police investigation in order to help the right-wing candidates supported by his bosses.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 19, 1972

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

France, Italy

Production

Labrador Films,Juppiter Generale Cinematografica,UTI Produzioni Associate

Cast

Gian Maria Volonté,Fabio Garriba,Carla Tatò,Jacques Herlin,John Steiner,Michel Bardinet,Jean Rougeul,Corrado Solari,Laura Betti,Enrico DiMarcoand 9 more

Director

Marco Bellocchio

Writer

Sergio Donati,Goffredo Fofi

Producer

Claudio Mancini,Ugo Tucci,Franco Committeri

Cinematography

Luigi Kuveiller,Erico Menczer

Music

Nicola Piovani

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0070641