Nella città l'inferno

1959 Italian film
  • 1959 (1959)
Running time
106 minutesCountryItalyLanguageItalian

Nella città l'inferno (Behind Closed Shutters) is a 1959 Italian film directed by Renato Castellani.

Plot

When the wide-eyed Lina (Giulietta Masina) lands in a women's prison, she meets a world-weary prostitute named Egle (Anna Magnani) who looks out for her. After Egle teaches Lina what she knows and begins to harden the girl, Lina commits another crime on the outside and winds up back in jail, a shell of her former self. Egle, meanwhile, who had taken a genuine liking to Lina, has tried to better herself and is shocked to see what has become of her former protégé.

Cast

  • Anna Magnani: Egle
  • Giulietta Masina: Lina
  • Myriam Bru: Vittorina
  • Cristina Gajoni: Marietta Mugnari
  • Renato Salvatori: Piero
  • Alberto Sordi: Antonio Zampi, aka Adone
  • Angela Portaluri: Laura
  • Milly Monti: Sister Giuseppina
  • Maria Virginia Benati: Vera
  • Marcella Rovena: Miss Luisa
  • Gina Rovere: Delia
  • Miranda Campa: Ida Maroni
  • Saro Urzì: Marshall
  • Sergio Fantoni: Judge
  • Umberto Spadaro: Prison Director

External links

  • Nella città l'inferno at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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