The Doll That Took the Town
| La Donna del Giorno | |
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| Directed by | Francesco Maselli |
| Written by | Franco Bemporad Cesare Zavattini Francesco Maselli Luigi Squarzina Aggeo Savioli |
| Produced by | Lorenzo Pegoraro |
| Starring | Virna Lisi |
| Cinematography | Armando Nannuzzi |
| Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
| Music by | Mario Zafred |
| Distributed by | Medallion Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
La donna del giorno (lit. The Woman of the Day, released in the US as The Doll That Took the Town) is a 1956 Italian drama film starring Virna Lisi, Haya Harareet and Franco Fabrizi.
It is directed by Francesco Maselli and tells the story of a struggling model who concocts a story of being raped and beaten by three strangers and soon becomes a media darling. Complications arise when the police eventually arrest three suspects.
Cast
- Virna Lisi: Liliana
- Antonio Cifariello: Giorgio Salustri
- Haya Harareet: Anna
- Serge Reggiani: Mario Grimaldi
- Elisa Cegani: Miss Attenni
- Franco Fabrizi: Aldo
- Vittorio Sanipoli: Police commissioner
- Mario Carotenuto: Director
- Giuliano Montaldo: Journalist
- Peter Van Wood: Himself
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