“Some men crave power, others success, but no man is able to resist temptation...”
Stefano is a shy and sensitive teenager who has just completed his studies in Switzerland and is considering becoming a monk. But his father, a rich Milanese publisher, who had the ambition to see his son succeed him, refuses and takes him on a cruise with a young woman to take this idea out of his mind...
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Alain Cuny
Leonardo Mattioli
Known for
Emmanuelle
La Dolce Vita
Rosanna Schiaffino
Adriana
Known for
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
The Long Ships
Jacques Perrin
Stefano Mattioli
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
Donkey Skin
Isa Miranda
Mrs. Mattioli
Known for
Summertime
The Night Porter
Filippo Scelzo
rector of the college
Also in
The Life of Leonardo da Vinci
Gold of Rome
Ennio Balbo
Morandi
Known for
Day of Anger
The Day of the Owl
Anna Glori
Gianna, Mattioli's secretary
Also in
The Organizer
Love in Rome
Wando Tres
literature professor
Also in
Scapricciatiello
Jailbirds
Marcella Valeri
nurse-nun in the clinic
Known for
Family Diary
Bruno Cattaneo
Bruno, storekeeper
Known for
Don't Look Now
Marcello Simoni
Also in
The Masseuses
Padre Pio - La notte del profeta
Renato Montalbano
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
The Hawks and the Sparrows
Mauro Bolognini Director · Fulvio Gicca Palli Screenplay Ugo Liberatore Screenplay
First release November 22, 1963 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Arco Film, Burgundia Film
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S.O.P.A.C.
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Arco Film
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Burgundia Film
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France · Italy
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Original title
La corruzione
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · November 22, 1963
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No release date listed for United States.
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