Senso(1954)
A passionate doomed love affair among the corrupt aristocracy
A troubled and neurotic Italian Countess betrays her entire country for a self-destructive love affair with an Austrian Lieutenant.
Movie: Senso
Top 10 Billed Cast
Il Tenente Franz Mahler
La Contessa Livia Serpieri
Il Marchese Roberto Ussoni
Il Conte Serpieri
Laura, la Governante
Un Ufficiale Boemo
Luca
Il Capitano Meucci
Il Comandante della Piazza di Verona
Il Colonello Kleist
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