Anna: the Pleasure, the Torment

Nov 27, 1973

1h 40m

★ 4.6

Overview

A beautiful but poor young girl finds all the money and material goods she never had when she becomes the girlfriend of a crime boss, but soon learns that there is a price to be paid for that kind of life.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Dania Film

C. C. Champion

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Cast

Anna Lovisi

Edwige Fenech

Guido Salvi

Corrado Pani

Riccardo Sogliani

Richard Conte

Lorenzo Viotto

John Richardson

Zuco

Ettore Manni

Loredana

Laura Bonaparte

Paolo

Paolo Lena

Frossi

Ennio Balbo

la suora dell'asilo

Gabriella Giacobbe

Doctor

Corrado Gaipa

il complice di Sogliani

Antonio Casale

Sogliani's lawyer

Umberto Raho

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