Hell in the City
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A young girl comes to prison and experiences the entire prison subculture. The inmates she befriends vary from big tough dangerous dames to smaller submissive ladies who are totally lost in prison life.
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Cast
33 people
Anna Magnani
Egle
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Giulietta Masina
Lina
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Myriam Bru
Vittorina
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Marietta Mugnari
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Ida Maroni
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Renato Salvatori
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Renato Castellani Director · Suso Cecchi d'Amico Screenplay Isa Mari Author
First release January 29, 1959 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Riama Film, Rizzoli Film
Production
Francinex
Production
Riama Film
Production
Rizzoli Film
Production
France · Italy
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Original title
Nella città l'inferno
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · January 29, 1959
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
May 15, 1959 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 10, 2009 · Physical · DVD
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