| Down the Ancient Staircase | |
| Director: | Mauro Bolognini |
| Producer: | Fulvio Lucisano |
| Starring: | Marcello Mastroianni |
| Music: | Ennio Morricone |
| Cinematography: | Ennio Guarnieri |
| Editing: | Nino Baragli |
| Runtime: | 115 minutes |
| Country: | Italy France |
| Language: | Italian |
Down the Ancient Staircase (Italian: Per le antiche scale) is a 1975 Italian-French drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini.[1]
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.