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They tried to turn him into a sexual square! - Escalation
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Title: Escalation

Release Date: 29 Feb 1968

Runtime: 1h 29m

Genre: Comedy

Director: Cemo Film

Production Companies: Cemo Film

Overview: 1968, London. Luca is living his 'swinging' years away from duties, while his father wants him to take the reins of the family business. He plots to have him kidnapped and placed in a sanitarium, where the young man undergoes electroshock therapy until 'normalised'. Luca is then made to marry a woman who is actually a psychiatrist hired to turn him into a perfect businessman.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.2 (6 votes)

Cast

  • Carla Maria Mannini: Claudine Auger
  • Luca Lambertinghi: Lino Capolicchio
  • Augusto Lambertinghi: Gabriele Ferzetti
  • Private investigator: Didi Perego
  • Priest / Guru: Leopoldo Trieste
  • Augusto's lover: Paola Corinti
  • Nurse: Dada Gallotti
  • Police sergeant: Harold Null
  • Valeria Lambertenghi: Jacqueline Perrier
  • Detective: Michele Riccardini
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