Black Journal
1977 · 1h 52m · N/A
Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Mauro Bolognini
Overview
A mother so insanely overprotective of her grown son decides to make a deal with death by offering alternate victims plucked from among her fellow tenants in a 1938 Italian apartment building.
Director and cast
- Mauro Bolognini Director
- Shelley Winters as Lea
- Max von Sydow as Capo della polizia
- Renato Pozzetto as Stella Kraus / Carabiniere
- Alberto Lionello as Berta Maner
- Laura Antonelli as Sandra
- Mario Scaccia as Rosario
- Liù Bosisio as Vicina di casa
- Franco Branciaroli Cast
- Milena Vukotić Cast
- Rita Tushingham Cast
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