Helvetti on irti

Name: Nella città l'inferno
Genre: Drama
Released: 1960-01-15
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Anna Magnani, Giulietta Masina, Cristina Gaioni

Original title: Nella città l'inferno

19591959
K-16K-16
1h 35m

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7.2/10

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Drama

A harsh study about the grim realities of life in a female prison environment. The story concerns a young girl sent to prison who experiences the entire prison subculture. The inmates she be... Read allA harsh study about the grim realities of life in a female prison environment. The story concerns a young girl sent to prison who experiences the entire prison subculture. The inmates she befriends vary from tough dangerous dames to smaller submissive women who are totally lost i... Read allA harsh study about the grim realities of life in a female prison environment. The story concerns a young girl sent to prison who experiences the entire prison subculture. The inmates she befriends vary from tough dangerous dames to smaller submissive women who are totally lost in prison life.

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

518

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Director
- Renato Castellani
Writers
- Isa Mari(novel "Roma, Via delle Mantellate")
- Suso Cecchi D'Amico(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination

Photos

Giulietta Masina in Helvetti on irti (1959)

Trivia
Original literary source: "Roma, via delle Mantellate", novel by Isa Mari (pseudonym of Luisa Rodriguez Mercurio), Corso Publisher, Rome, 1953, 216 pages.

Soundtracks
Maruzzella
(uncredited)
Music by Renato Carosone
Lyrics by Enzo Bonagura
Performed by Anna Magnani

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Review

Featured review

9/10

Finally On DVD

I've been waiting for ages to have a DVD of this film to show everybody in England and the US but, guess what? It doesn't have English subtitles, in fact, no subtitles at all. How can it possibly be? Who's the myopic creature behind this move? Only Italian speaking audiences will be able to enjoy it, missing the golden opportunity to make the film known around the world. The film in itself is a gem and contains one of Anna Magnani greatest performances and that's saying something. She's funny, brutal, a force of nature. The film, by the great Renato Castellani maintains an energy that it's simply contagious. Maybe somebody behind this release wakes up and does something about it to make it accessible to an international audience.

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