The Skin

2h 11min

Drama

War

Based on the memoirs of author Curzio Malaparte, diplomatic liaison between the Allied and Italian forces after the defeat of the Nazis in Italy, The Skin follows the collapse of Italian society under the US occupation and the desperate measures required for survival.

Production Companies

Gaumont

Opera Film Produzione

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Curzio Malaparte
Claudia Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale

Principessa Consuelo Caracciolo
Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Generale Clark
Ken Marshall

Ken Marshall

Jimmy Wren
Alexandra King

Alexandra King

Deborah Wyatt
Carlo Giuffrè

Carlo Giuffrè

Eduardo Mazzullo
Rosaria della Femmina

Rosaria della Femmina

Amante di Jimmy
Jeanne Valérie

Jeanne Valérie

Principessa a Capri
Liliana Tari

Liliana Tari

Maria Concetta
Cristina Donadio

Cristina Donadio

Amica di Anna
Jacques Sernas

Jacques Sernas

Gen Guillaume
Giovanni Crosio

Giovanni Crosio

Padre di Maria Concetta
Tomas Arana

Tomas Arana

U.S. Soldier (uncredited)
Al Braun

Al Braun

(uncredited)
Bob Braun

Bob Braun

(uncredited)
Omero Capanna

Omero Capanna

Man waving flag (uncredited)
Richard E. Carr

Richard E. Carr

Pvt. Kaminsky (uncredited)
Marvin I. Cohen

Marvin I. Cohen

Veterinarian (uncredited)
Gabriella Di Luzio

Gabriella Di Luzio

Zelmira (uncredited)
Marc Dyer

Marc Dyer

(uncredited)
Jack Flick

Jack Flick

(uncredited)
Brad Nimmo

Brad Nimmo

(uncredited)
Bruno Parisio

Bruno Parisio

(uncredited)
Steve Reardon

Steve Reardon

(uncredited)
Gene Tootle

Gene Tootle

(uncredited)
Dan Waddle

Dan Waddle

(uncredited)
Anna Walter

Anna Walter

Mistress (uncredited)

Release date

27th Aug 1981

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Italiano