Il giorno prima | |
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Directed by | Giuliano Montaldo |
Screenplay by | Piero Angela Jeremy Hole Giuliano Montaldo Brian Moore |
Story by | Piero Angela |
Produced by | Franco Cristaldi |
Starring | Burt Lancaster Ben Gazzara |
Cinematography | Armando Nannuzzi |
Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Production companies | HBO Showcase Les Films Ariane [1] Selena Audiovisuel [1] Cristaldi Film [1] Alliance Films [1] RAI [2] |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (Italy) [2] Acteurs Auteurs Associés (France) [1] Alliance Films (Canada) HBO (United States) |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Countries | Italy France Canada United States |
Language | English |
Il giorno prima (internationally released as Control and Mind Control) is a 1987 Italian drama film directed by Giuliano Montaldo and starring Burt Lancaster and Ben Gazzara. The story was written by Piero Angela and the screenplay was by Piero Angela, Jeremy Hole, Giuliano Montaldo and Brian Moore.
This story takes place during an experiment concerning the psychological effects of mental fatigue on those locked in a fallout shelter for a long period of time. Twelve subjects are locked in a nuclear fallout shelter to see how long they can endure before mental breakdown occurs. After the experiment Dr. Herbert Monroe (Burt Lancaster) tells the world about this terrifying experiment and its outcome.
Actor | Role |
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Burt Lancaster | Dr. Herbert Monroe |
Ben Gazzara | Mike Zella |
Kate Nelligan | Sarah Howell |
Ingrid Thulin | Mrs. Havemeyer |
Erland Josephson | Swanson |
Flavio Bucci | Herman Pundt |
Herman Pundt | Max Bloch |
Andréa Ferréol | Rosy Bloch |
Cyrielle Clair | Laura Swanson |
William Berger | Mr. Peterson |
Jean Benguigui | Max Bloch |
Zeudi Araya | Sheba |
Andrea Occhipinti | Matteo |
Alfredo Pea | Dr. Paul Benoit |
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