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Black Journal

5.519771h 52mMovieDramaThrillerHorror

A mother so insanely overprotective of her grown son decides to make a deal with death by offering alternate victims plucked from among her fellow tenants in a 1938 Italian apartment building.

DirectorMauro Bolognini
WritersNicola Badalucco·Luciano Vincenzoni
ProducerSandra Riccardi Infascelli

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Cast · Directed by Mauro Bolognini

SWShelley Winters
Shelley Winters
Lea
MSMax von Sydow
Max von Sydow
Lisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal
RPRenato Pozzetto
Renato Pozzetto
Stella Kraus / Carabiniere
ALAlberto Lionello
Alberto Lionello
Berta Maner / Banker
LALaura Antonelli
Laura Antonelli
Sandra
MSMario Scaccia
Mario Scaccia
Rosario
FBFranco Branciaroli
Franco Branciaroli
Priest Don Onorio
MVMilena Vukotić
Milena Vukotić
Tina
RTRita Tushingham
Rita Tushingham
Maria
AAAdriana Asti
Adriana Asti
Palma
AMAntonio Marsina
Antonio Marsina
Michele
LBLiù Bosisio
Liù Bosisio
Crippled Neighbor

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Black Journal is streaming on Plex and Plex Channel in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

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No, Black Journal is not on Netflix in United States as of October 2026. It's currently on Plex and Plex Channel.

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Black Journal is available to stream free (with ads) on Plex and Plex Channel in United States.

Is Black Journal based on a true story?

Yes — Black Journal is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).