

Slap the Monster on Page One
1972-10-19 · 87 min · ★ 7.7
Days before the general election, after a girl from a rich family is murdered in an attempted rape, the editor-in-chief of a conservative tabloid tries to derail the police investigation in order to help the right-wing candidates supported by his bosses.
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- Directors
- Marco Bellocchio
- Production companies
- Labrador Films, Juppiter Generale Cinematografica, UTI Produzioni Associate
- Countries
- France, Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Gian Maria VolontéBizanti
Fabio GarribaRoveda
Carla TatòSig.ra Bizanti
Jacques HerlinLauri
John SteinerIng. Montelli
Michel BardinetVanzina
Jean RougeulDirettore de 'Il Giornale'
Corrado SolariMario Boni
Laura BettiRita Zigai
Gianni SolaroItalo Martini
Luigi Antonio GuerraSpeaker conferenza stampa in difesa di Boni
Marco BellocchioCompagno che incita alla calma (uncredited)
Ignazio La RussaSe stesso - Oratore (uncredited)
Gisella BurinatoSegretaria di redazione de 'Il Giornale' (uncredited)
Gérard BoucaronQuestore (uncredited)
Joris MuzioMayor (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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