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Escalation
Escalation

Escalation

They tried to turn him into a sexual square!

Genres

Comedy

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

29 February 1968

Country

Italy

Cast

Claudine Auger

Claudine Auger

Carla Maria Mannini

Lino Capolicchio

Lino Capolicchio

Luca Lambertinghi

Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti

Augusto Lambertinghi

Didi Perego

Didi Perego

Private investigator

Leopoldo Trieste

Leopoldo Trieste

Priest / Guru

Paola Corinti

Paola Corinti

Augusto's lover

Dada Gallotti

Dada Gallotti

Nurse

Harold Null

Harold Null

Police sergeant

Jacqueline Perrier

Jacqueline Perrier

Valeria Lambertenghi

Michele Riccardini

Michele Riccardini

Detective

Antonietta Fiorito

Antonietta Fiorito

Lambertenghi employee

Madeline Smith

Madeline Smith

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