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Black Journal

Black Journal

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

24 November 1977

Country

Italy

Cast

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Lea

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Lisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal

Renato Pozzetto

Renato Pozzetto

Stella Kraus / Carabiniere

Alberto Lionello

Alberto Lionello

Berta Maner / Banker

Laura Antonelli

Laura Antonelli

Sandra

Mario Scaccia

Mario Scaccia

Rosario

Franco Branciaroli

Franco Branciaroli

Priest Don Onorio

Milena Vukotić

Milena Vukotić

Tina

Rita Tushingham

Rita Tushingham

Maria

Adriana Asti

Adriana Asti

Palma

Antonio Marsina

Antonio Marsina

Michele

Liù Bosisio

Liù Bosisio

Crippled Neighbor

Maria Monti

Maria Monti

Second Neighbor

Giancarlo Badessi

Giancarlo Badessi

Lisa's Friend

Marco Modugno

Marco Modugno

Student

Alberto Squillante

Alberto Squillante

Carabiniere

Franco Balducci

Franco Balducci

Gérard Caillaud

Gérard Caillaud

Man in Police Station (uncredited)

Catharina Dahlin

Catharina Dahlin

Woman at Party (uncredited)

Giovanni Morosi

Giovanni Morosi

Man in Church (uncredited)

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