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Director Marco Bellocchio

Writer Sergio Donati (Story), Goffredo Fofi (Screenplay)

Original Title Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina

Release Date October 19, 1972

Runtime 87 min (1h 27m)

Country France, Italy

Language IT

Budget N/A

Box Office N/A

Studios Labrador Films • Juppiter Generale Cinematografica • UTI Produzioni Associate

Slap the Monster on Page One (1972)

Name: Slap the Monster on Page One
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1972-10-19
Rating: 3.8

Directed by Marco Bellocchio

• Written by Sergio Donati , Goffredo Fofi

⭐ 3.8 / 5 (206 votes) ⏱️ 87 min 🎬 Drama, Thriller

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'Rating Consensus & Critics'

Live Multi-Source

– / 5

MATCHCUT Members

– / 10

IMDb Audience

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TOMATOMETER Critics

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METASCORE Top Critics

7.7 / 10

TMDB (206)

Ratings Breakdown:

206 TMDB votes

0.5 Stars 'Community distribution populates with member logs' 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

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.