counter-culture,may 68,hippie art

Escalation (1968)

Poster for Escalation

They tried to turn him into a sexual square!

1968, London. Luca is living his 'swinging' years away from duties, while his father wants him to take the reins of the family business. He plots to have him kidnapped and placed in a sanitarium, where the young man undergoes electroshock therapy until 'normalised'. Luca is then made to marry a woman who is actually a psychiatrist hired to turn him into a perfect businessman.

Cast & Crew

Director
Roberto Faenza
  • Profile picture of Claudine Auger
    Carla Maria Mannini Claudine Auger
  • Profile picture of Lino Capolicchio
    Luca Lambertinghi Lino Capolicchio
  • Profile picture of Gabriele Ferzetti
    Augusto Lambertinghi Gabriele Ferzetti
  • Profile picture of Didi Perego
    Private investigator Didi Perego
  • Profile picture of Leopoldo Trieste
    Priest / Guru Leopoldo Trieste
  • Profile picture of Dada Gallotti
    Nurse Dada Gallotti
  • Profile picture of Jacqueline Perrier
    Valeria Lambertenghi Jacqueline Perrier
  • Profile picture of Madeline Smith
    Madeline Smith

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Keywords

  • counter-culture
  • may 68
  • hippie art