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The Skin (1981)

The Skin poster
Original title
La pelle
Directed by
Liliana Cavani
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
2h 11m
Rated
12
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 43 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In World War II, American forces occupy Naples and a local liaison witnesses the brutal consequences of war on civilians. The story follows his interactions with military officials and desperate survivors.

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What happens

The Skin (Italian: La pelle) is a 1981 Italian war film directed by Liliana Cavani and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Burt Lancaster, Ken Marshall, Carlo Giuffrè and Claudia Cardinale from Curzio Malaparte's 1949 novel The Skin. It was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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