...And the Wild Wild Women

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...And the Wild Wild Women
Nella citta l'inferno.jpg
Directed by Renato Castellani
Written by Isa Mari ("Roma, Via delle Mantellate," novel)
Renato Castellani (adaptation)
Starring Anna Magnani
Giulietta Masina
Cinematography Leonida Barboni
Music by Roman Vlad
Release date
  • 1959 (1959)
Running time
106 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

...And the Wild Wild Women (Italian: Nella città l'inferno, literally "Hell in the City") is a 1959 Italian film directed by Renato Castellani.

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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.

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