Black Journal
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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.
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Cast
22 people
Shelley Winters
Lea
Known for
Lolita
The Night of the Hunter
Milena Vukotic
Tina
Max von Sydow
Lisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal
Known for
Shutter Island
Minority Report
Renato Pozzetto
Stella Kraus / Carabiniere
Known for
The Country Boy
7 Kilos in 7 Days
Alberto Lionello
Berta Maner / Banker
Known for
Pigsty
How Funny Can Sex Be?
Laura Antonelli
Sandra
Known for
Malicious
The Innocent
Mario Scaccia
Rosario
Known for
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
Franco Branciaroli
Priest Don Onorio
Known for
The Key
All Ladies Do It
Milena Vukotić
Tina
Known for
Letters to Juliet
Fantozzi Against the Wind
Rita Tushingham
Maria
Known for
Last Night in Soho
The Pale Horse
Adriana Asti
Palma
Known for
The Best of Youth
The Phantom of Liberty
Antonio Marsina
Michele
Known for
Slave of the Cannibal God
Keoma
Mauro Bolognini Director · Nicola Badalucco Screenplay Luciano Vincenzoni Story
First release November 24, 1977 · Produced in Italy · Production Produzioni Atlas Consorziate, Italfrance Films
Production
Triangolo Film
Production
Produzioni Atlas Consorziate
Production
Italfrance Films
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Gran bollito
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · November 24, 1977
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
April 17, 1985 · Limited theatrical · Distribué en province (Sud-Est) par ItalFrance Films
November 19, 2019 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
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