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The Skin
Naples, year 1943, in the middle of World War II. The city has just be liberated by American troops in an era in which nobody knows just when the war or where begins the peace; winners and losers face...
Liliana Cavani
Casts & Crew
Marcello Mastroianni
Claudia Cardinale
Burt Lancaster
Ken Marshall
Alexandra King
Carlo Giuffrè
Rosaria della Femmina
Jeanne Valérie
Liliana Tari
Peppe Barra
Cristina Donadio
Jacques Sernas
Antonetta Cioli
Giovanni Crosio
Tomas Arana
Al Braun
Bob Braun
Omero Capanna
Richard E. Carr
Marvin I. Cohen
Gabriella Di Luzio
Marc Dyer
Jack Flick
Brad Nimmo
Bruno Parisio
Steve Reardon
Gene Tootle
Dan Waddle
Anna Walter
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