Black Journal

Nan
1h 52m
1977
5.294 /10 (17)

Overview

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.

Country : Italy
Languages : Italiano
Released Date: 1977-11-24

Top Billed Cast

Shelley Winters

Lea

Max von Sydow

Lisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal

Renato Pozzetto

Stella Kraus / Carabiniere

Alberto Lionello

Berta Maner / Banker

Laura Antonelli

Sandra

Mario Scaccia

Rosario

Franco Branciaroli

Priest Don Onorio

Milena Vukotić

Tina

Rita Tushingham

Maria

Adriana Asti

Palma

Antonio Marsina

Michele

Liù Bosisio

Crippled Neighbor

Maria Monti

Second Neighbor

Giancarlo Badessi

Lisa's Friend

Marco Modugno

Student

Alberto Squillante

Carabiniere

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