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Escalation

6.719681h 29mMovieComedy

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…

DirectorRoberto Faenza
WriterRoberto Faenza
ProducerGiuseppe Zaccariello

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Not available in Australia
Streaming in 1 other country

Escalation isn't on any streaming service in Australia right now, but it's available in Italy. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Roberto Faenza

CAClaudine Auger
Claudine Auger
Carla Maria Mannini
LCLino Capolicchio
Lino Capolicchio
Luca Lambertinghi
GFGabriele Ferzetti
Gabriele Ferzetti
Augusto Lambertinghi
DPDidi Perego
Didi Perego
Private investigator
LTLeopoldo Trieste
Leopoldo Trieste
Priest / Guru
PC
Paola Corinti
Augusto's lover
DG
Dada Gallotti
Nurse
HN
Harold Null
Police sergeant
JPJacqueline Perrier
Jacqueline Perrier
Valeria Lambertenghi
MR
Michele Riccardini
Detective
AF
Antonietta Fiorito
Lambertenghi employee
MSMadeline Smith
Madeline Smith
Girl on Bicycle (uncredited)

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