Down the Ancient Staircase
Down the Ancient Staircase (Italian: Per le antiche scale) is a 1975 Italian-French drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini.

Cast
Marcello Mastroianni - Professor Bonaccorsi
Françoise Fabian - Anna Bersani
Marthe Keller - Bianca
Barbara Bouchet - Carla
Pierre Blaise - Tonio
Maria Teresa Albani
Maria Michi
Paolo Pacino
Silvano Tranquilli - Professor Rospigliosi
Charles Fawcett - Doctor Sfameni
Enzo Robutti
Ferruccio De Ceresa - Fascist Official in train
Lucia Bosé - Francesca
Adriana Asti - Gianna

Plot
In Italy, in 1930, Professor Bonaccorsi, renowned psychiatrist, conducts research on madness in the asylum where he works as a doctor in Tuscany. He has three mistresses: Bianca, his assistant; Carla, a colleague's wife; and Francesca, the wife of the asylum's director.

References
External links
Down the Ancient Staircase at IMDb