Slap the Monster on Page One

Slap the Monster on Page One

82 mins | Drama, Thriller | Oct. 19, 1972

Days before the general election, after a girl from a rich family is murdered in an attempted rape, the editor-in-chief of a conservative tabloid tries to derail the police investigation in order to help the right-wing candidates supported by his bosses.

Slap the Monster on Page One

82 mins | Drama, Thriller | Oct. 19, 1972

Slap the Monster on Page One
Days before the general election, after a girl from a rich family is murdered in an attempted rape, the editor-in-chief of a conservative tabloid tries to derail the police investigation in order to help the right-wing candidates supported by his bosses.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Jupiter Generale Cinematografica, Labrador Films, UTI Produzioni Associate
Original title Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina
Directors Antonio Gabrielli, Anna Maria Montanari, Marco Bellocchio
Writers Goffredo Fofi, Sergio Donati

Cast

Gian Maria Volonté

as Bizanti

Fabio Garriba

as Roveda

Carla Tatò

as Sig.ra Bizanti

Jacques Herlin

as Lauri

John Steiner

as Ing. Montelli

Michel Bardinet

as Vanzina

Jean Rougeul

as Direttore de 'Il Giornale'

Corrado Solari

as Mario Boni

Laura Betti

as Rita Zigai

Enrico DiMarco

as Commissario

Silvia Kramar

as Maria Grazia Martini

Massimo Patrone

as Bidello

Gianni Solaro

as Italo Martini

Luigi Antonio Guerra

as Speaker conferenza stampa in difesa di Boni

Marco Bellocchio

as Compagno che incita alla calma (uncredited)

Ignazio La Russa

as Se stesso - Oratore (uncredited)

Gisella Burinato

as Segretaria di redazione de 'Il Giornale' (uncredited)

Gérard Boucaron

as Questore (uncredited)