Slap the Monster on Page One (Marco Bellocchio)
Italy
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1h 27m
Directed by Marco Bellocchio • Drama • With Gian Maria Volonte, Laura Betti • 1972 • 86 minutes
Days before a general election a young girl is raped and murdered. Bizanti (Gian Maria Volonté), the editor of a right-wing newspaper uses the story to help the conservative candidate his paper supports.
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