Hell in the City

Nella citta l'inferno, feature film, 1958

DIRECTED BY: Renato Castellani

Hell in the City

CAST:
Anna Magnani (Egle),
Giulietta Masina (Lina),
Myriam Bru (Vittorina),
Renato Salvatori (Piero),
Cristina Gaioni (Marietta Mugnari)

SCRIPT:
Renato Castellani,
Suso Cecchi d'Amico (prema istoimenom romanu Ise Marija)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Leonida Barboni

Synopsis:
Anna Magnani and Giulietta Masina play two prisoners in a female prison. Lina is an innocent housewife accused of stealing. Her cell mate is Egle, an experienced prostitute who handles the prison rules perfectly. Suddenly thrown into a world of prostitutes, thieves and murderers, Lina changes completely under Egle’s supervision. However, Egle changes also.

35 mm, b/w, 106 min