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La Gabbia

1977-04-06 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 7.2

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Based on the infamous Stanford prison experiment. In 1977, Italian director Carlo Tuzii adapted the experiment to an Italian environment. Italian students made a film based on it, La Gabbia (The Cage).

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Directors
Carlo Tuzii
Production companies
RAI
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

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John SteinerJohn SteinerIl professore
Roberto BisaccoRoberto BisaccoIl dottore
Miguel BoséMiguel BoséCarlo
Paolo MalcoPaolo Malco
Giancarlo PreteGiancarlo Prete

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