''I Am Afraid'' ( it, Io ho paura, link=no) is an Italian crime film directed by

Damiano Damiani Damiano Damiani (23 July 1922 – 7 March 2013) was an Italian screenwriter, film director, actor and writer. Poet and director Pier Paolo Pasolini referred to him as "a bitter moralist hungry for old purity", while film critic Paolo Mereg ...

Cast

Gian Maria Volonté Gian Maria Volonté (9 April 1933 – 6 December 1994) was an Italian actor, including roles in four Spaghetti Western films: Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leone's ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964) and El Indio in Leone's ''For a Few Dollars More'' (196 ...

as Brigadeer Lodovico Graziano *

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as Judge Moser *

Erland Josephson Erland Josephson (; 15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky and Theodoros Angelopoulos. Life and career ...

as Judge Cancedda * Angelica Ippolito as Gloria * Giorgio Cerioni as Major Masseria *

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as Tognon * Bruno Corazzari: Captain La Rosa * Paolo Malco as Caligari *

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as Caligari's girlfriend * Aldo Valletti as Prison governor * Laura De Marchi as Elsa Maroni

Production

''I Am Afraid'' was shot at Auro Cinematografica in Rome and on location in Rome.

Release

''I Am Afraid'' was released theatrically in Italy on 6 October 1977 where it was distributed by C.I.C. It grossed a total of 1,708,460,918

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on its domestic release. The film was shown at the 1977

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* 1977 films Italian crime drama films Films directed by Damiano Damiani Poliziotteschi films 1977 crime drama films Films scored by Riz Ortolani Films shot in Rome 1970s Italian films {{1970s-crime-drama-film-stub