A Spiral of Mist

Sep 8, 1977

1h 50m

★ 4.6

Overview

The lovely Maria Teresa is unhappily married with the impotent lawyer Marcello. Maria Teresa's marriage is contrasted by the passionate Valeria, who is killed during a chase. Is Valeria's husband the murderer? Maria Teresa helps him..

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Intercontinental

Fides

ATA CINETV Productions

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Cast

Maria Teresa Sangermano Testa

Claude Jade

Fabrizio Sangermano

Marc Porel

Valeria Piaget Sangermano

Carole Chauvet

Marcello Testa

Duilio Del Prete

Renato Marinoni

Stefano Satta Flores

Vittorio, the physician

Flavio Bucci

Lavinia, the nurse

Martine Brochard

Lidia

Eleonora Giorgi

Armida, the maid

Anna Bonaiuto

Costanza Sangermano

Marina Berti

Pietro Sangermano

Corrado Gaipa

Cesare Molteni

Roberto Posse

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