Italy / Feb 08, 1978
Love can be a healer but it can also be the most powerful and destructive force on Earth.
1h 26min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A writer returns home to his estate after service in World War I. He has developed a very bad case of depression due to a war wound concerning his genitalia. He contemplates suicide, but recovers after becoming interested in his caretaker's 12 year-old war orphan niece, who now lives in the manor.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tom Felleghy | Surgeon |
| Cesare Di Vito | |
| Walter Colombaioni | |
| Eros Buttaglieri | |
| José Luis López Vázquez | Publisher |
| Paul Müller | Priest |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Piccole labbra |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Spain, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Alba Cinematografica, Estela Films, Films Dara |
| Release date | 8 febbraio 1978 |
| Production | José María Cunillés |
| Writer | Mimmo Cattarinich, Daniele Sánchez |
| Editing | Rafael de la Cueva, Amedeo Moriani, Silvana Di Legge |
| Cinematography | Sandro Mancori, Giacomo Testa, Aldo Marchiori, Spartaco Pizzi |
| Assistant directors | Graziella Marsetti, Mimmo Cattarinich, Carla Cocca |
| Lighting | Domizio Ercolani |
| Camera operators | Giacomo Testa, Sandro Mancori, Aldo Marchiori, Spartaco Pizzi |
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| Additional photography | Sandro Mancori, Giacomo Testa, Aldo Marchiori, Spartaco Pizzi |
| Production design | Ramon Ivars |
| Art direction | Ramon Ivars |
| Set decoration | Ramon Ivars |
| Music | Stelvio Cipriani, Massimo Iabone |
| Sound | Stelvio Cipriani, Massimo Iabone |
| Costume design | Alessandro Dell'Orco, Maria Teresa Carrera, Luciana Morosetti, Giuseppe Ferranti, Rosalba Presutti |
| Makeup | Giuseppe Ferranti, Maria Teresa Carrera, Alessandro Dell'Orco, Luciana Morosetti, Rosalba Presutti |
| Hairstyling | Maria Teresa Carrera, Alessandro Dell'Orco, Luciana Morosetti, Giuseppe Ferranti, Rosalba Presutti |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Mar 03, 1978
Spain / Oct 30, 1978 / 18
United Kingdom / Jul 01, 1983 / 18
Physical media
United Kingdom / Apr 17, 2006 / 18 / DVD
Germany / Aug 24, 2018 / 18 / DVD
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