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Slap the Monster on Page One (Italian: Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina) is a 1972 Italian political thriller directed by Marco Bellocchio.
Oct 19, 1972 · Slap the Monster on Page One. A populist right-wing tabloid newspaper tries to derail the official police investigation of a brutal murder of a young girl in order to help the fascist and right-wing candidates it supports in the upcoming elections.
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- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Marco Bellocchio
- 1972-10-19
Slap the Monster on Page One 1972 1h 30m Mystery & Thriller List Reviews 87% Audience Score 50+ Ratings A Milanese journalist plots to frame a student protester for murder.
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- Marco Bellocchio
- Mystery & Thriller
- Gian Maria Volonté
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.
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- Marco Bellocchio
Based on the film's title, you can safely assume which course of action Il Giornale adopts. Volonté goes looking for a lefty activist to blame, and he finds a lonely and desperate woman with connections to the victim.
- Marco Bellocchio
Mar 14, 2020 · Trailer for the 1972 Italian drama directed by Marco Bellocchio. It was re-edited by Dan Meth for the Spectacle Theatre in Brooklyn, NY for the film's reviva...
- 53 sec
- 493
- Dan Meth
Slap the Monster on Page One (1972) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
