Based on the memoirs of author Curzio Malaparte, diplomatic liaison between the Allied and Italian forces after the defeat of the Nazis in Italy, The Skin follows the collapse of Italian society under the US occupation and the desperate measures required for survival.

"The skin moves the world!"

Credits

Liliana CavaniDirector

Marcello MastroianniCurzio Malaparte

Claudia CardinalePrincipessa Consuelo Caracciolo

Burt LancasterGenerale Clark

Ken MarshallJimmy Wren