Slap the Monster on Page One (1972)
Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina
86 min
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.
- Release date
- October 19, 1972
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Music
- Nicola Piovani
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Cast
- Gian Maria Volontè as Giancarlo Bizanti
- Fabio Garriba as Roveda
- Carla Tatò as Bizanti's Wife
- Jacques Herlin as Lauri
- John Steiner as Montelli
- Michel Bardinet as 'Il Giornale' Journalist
- Jean Rougeul as 'Il Giornale' Director
- Corrado Solari as Mario Boni
- Laura Betti as Rita Zigai
- Enrico DiMarco as Commissioner
- Luigi Antonio Guerra as Speaker conferenza stampa in difesa di Boni
- Marco Bellocchio as Compagno che incita alla calma (uncredited)
- Gisella Burinato as Segretaria di redazione de 'Il Giornale' (uncredited)
- Gérard Boucaron as Questore (uncredited)
Crew
- Marco Bellocchio · Director
- Sergio Donati · Writer
- Goffredo Fofi · Writer
- Franco Committeri · Producer
- Ugo Tucci · Producer
- Nicola Piovani · Composer
- Luigi Kuveiller · Cinematographer
- Erico Menczer · Cinematographer
- Ruggero Mastroianni · Editor
- Dante Ferretti · Production designer