| Nella città l'inferno | |
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| Directed by | Renato Castellani |
| Written by | Isa Mari ("Roma, Via delle Mantellate," novel) Renato Castellani (adaptation) |
| Starring | Anna Magnani Giulietta Masina |
| Release date(s) | 1959 |
| Running time | 106 min. |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Nella città l'inferno (Behind Closed Shutters) is a 1959 Italian film directed by Renato Castellani.
Egle (Anna Magnani) is an inmate of a female jail. Lina (Giulietta Masina) is a nervous newcomer who is much more temperate, with some naiveness even. Egle influences Lina and she convinces her so, successfully, Lina extorts the man who had incriminated her (Antonio Zampi detto Adone, by Alberto Sordi). Lina is released out of the prison thus. However, still in jail, Egle meets Lina again as she has been detained by exerting prostitution, with a marginal demeanor which is due to Egle's previous influence on her.
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