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        Slap the Monster on Page One
        7.6
        (161 votes)

        Slap the Monster on Page One

        1972
        Drama
        Thriller
        1 hr 22 min

        Overview

        1972, Milan. Just a few days before the general elections, a young girl from an esteemed family is raped and murdered. Bizanti, editor-in-chief of a conservative newspaper, tries to derail the official police investigation in order to help the right-wing candidates supported by his boss to win the elections.

        Creators

        Director
        Marco Bellocchio
        Screenplay, Story
        Sergio Donati
        Screenplay
        Goffredo Fofi
        Slap the Monster on Page One

        Cast

        Full Cast
        Gian Maria Volonté
        Gian Maria Volonté
        The Managing Editor of 'Il Giornale'
        Fabio Garriba
        Fabio Garriba
        Roveda
        Carla Tatò
        Carla Tatò
        Bizanti's wife
        Jacques Herlin
        Jacques Herlin
        Lauri
        John Steiner
        John Steiner
        Ingegner Montelli - Publisher of 'Il Giornale'
        Michel Bardinet
        Michel Bardinet
        Member of the Editorial Staff
        Jean Rougeul
        The Managing Editor of 'Il Giornale'
        Corrado Solari
        Corrado Solari
        Mario Boni
        Laura Betti
        Laura Betti
        Rita Zigai
        Enrico DiMarco
        il commissario
        Silvia Kramar
        Maria Grazia Martini
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (19/10/1972)
        Original language
        Italian
        Original title
        Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina
        Countries
        Production companies
        🏛️Politics
        Manipulation of the media
        Years of lead
        Yellow-journalism
        Anni di piombo
        Fake news