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Escalation

Escalation

# They tried to turn him into a sexual square!
Comedy
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Italian
📆 Date Released: 1968-02-29
⌚ Running Time: 89 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.2

Beloved Cast

Claudine Auger original image
Carla Maria Mannini
Claudine Auger
Lino Capolicchio original image
Luca Lambertinghi
Lino Capolicchio
Gabriele Ferzetti original image
Augusto Lambertinghi
Gabriele Ferzetti
Didi Perego original image
Private investigator
Didi Perego
Leopoldo Trieste original image
Priest / Guru
Leopoldo Trieste
Paola Corinti original image
Augusto's lover
Paola Corinti
Dada Gallotti original image
Nurse
Dada Gallotti
Harold Null original image
Police sergeant
Harold Null
Jacqueline Perrier original image
Valeria Lambertenghi
Jacqueline Perrier
Michele Riccardini original image
Detective
Michele Riccardini
Antonietta Fiorito original image
Lambertenghi employee
Antonietta Fiorito
Madeline Smith original image
Madeline Smith

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