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Writers:
Curzio Malaparte (novel)
Robert Katz (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
27 August 1981 (West Germany) more
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1 win & 1 nomination more
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Cast

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Marcello Mastroianni ... Curzio Malaparte
Ken Marshall ... Jimmy Wren
Alexandra King ... Deborah Wyatt
Carlo Giuffrè ... Eduardo Mazzullo
Yann Babilée ... Jean-Louis
Jeanne Valérie ... Principessa a Capri
Liliana Tari ... Maria Concetta
Peppe Barra ... Sarto (as Giuseppe Barra)
Cristina Donadio ... Amica di Anna
Rosaria della Femmina ... Amante di Jimmy (as Maria Rosaria Della Femmina)
Jacques Sernas ... Gen Guillaume

Claudia Cardinale ... Principessa Consuelo Caracciolo

Burt Lancaster ... Gen. Mark Clark
Gianni Abbate
Anna Maria Ackermann
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La peau (France)
The Skin
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131 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
Aimed at shocking the public, 26 October 1999
5/10
Author: radlov from Luxembourg

This movie, which is situated in Italy in 1944, when the Nazis were being driven out by the American army, drew a lot of attention in Italy when it came out in 1980. I watched it in an Italian cinema the year after its release and did not like it.

In my opinion, under the pretext of realism, the director tried to attract a large audience by producing a movie wíth a maximum of shocking scenes, hoping that it would lead to a lot of discussion and, thereby, publicity (in which she certainly succeeded). The movie perspires, however, such a negative atmosphere, that even the presence of such famous actors like Marcello Mastroiani and Claudia Cardinale cannot save it.

That a war movie presents some shocking scenes is quite natural. But in La Pelle » they are not balanced by any scenes perspiring humanity and positive sentiments. That a movie about the same violent period can be an enjoyment to watch is shown, for example, by the brothers Taviani in « La Notte di San Lorenzo », a film that I can warmly recommend. I would not recommend « La Pelle » to anyone.

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