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directed by Leonardo Cortese and starring

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and

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.Domenico p.280 The film's sets were designed by the

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Virgilio Marchi.

Title

The movie was tentatively named as ''Violenza carnale'' (''Sexual Assault''), which is also the name of the article of the Italian penal code which until 1996 applied to sexual violence mentioned in the final title.

Cast

as Renato Berti *

as Clara Martini *

as Avv. Sardi * Rosy Mazzacurati as Luisa Berti *

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as Franco, Luisa's fiancée *

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as Clara's mother *

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as Clara's father * Maria Laura Rocca as Marta

References

Bibliography

* Domenico, Roy. ''The Devil and the Dolce Vita: Catholic Attempts to Save Italy's Soul, 1948-1974''. CUA Press, 2021.

External links

* 1952 films French drama films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Leonardo Cortese Italian drama films 1952 drama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films 1950s French films Italian-language French films Films scored by Carlo Innocenzi Italian-language drama films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub