The Skin

1981 film by Liliana Cavani
Movie film Q464410
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The Skin

Summary

The Skin is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Skin's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Skin was directed by Liliana Cavani[4].
  • Curzio Malaparte wrote the screenplay for The Skin[5].
  • Robert Katz wrote the screenplay for The Skin[6].
  • Liliana Cavani wrote the screenplay for The Skin[7].
  • Catherine Breillat wrote the screenplay for The Skin[8].
  • The Skin's composer is recorded as Lalo Schifrin[9].
  • The Skin's genre is drama film[10].
  • The Skin's genre is war film[11].
  • A cast member of The Skin was Marcello Mastroianni[12].
  • A cast member of The Skin was Burt Lancaster[13].
  • A cast member of The Skin was Claudia Cardinale[14].
  • A cast member of The Skin was Cristina Donadio[15].
  • A cast member of The Skin was Carlo Giuffré[16].
  • A cast member of The Skin was Peppe Barra[17].
  • A cast member of The Skin was Jacques Sernas[18].
  • A cast member of The Skin was Jeanne Valérie[19].
  • A cast member of The Skin was Anna Maria Ackermann[20].
  • A cast member of The Skin was Gabriella Di Luzio[21].
  • A cast member of The Skin was Nunzia Fumo[22].
  • A cast member of The Skin was Linda Moretti[23].
  • A cast member of The Skin was Tomas Arana[24].
  • A cast member of The Skin was Giselda Castrini[25].
  • A cast member of The Skin was Anna Walter[26].
  • A cast member of The Skin was Kenneth Marshall[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Skin was produced by Renzo Rossellini[28]. It was directed by Liliana Cavani[4]. Screenwriters include Curzio Malaparte[5], Robert Katz[6], Liliana Cavani[7], and Catherine Breillat[8]. Cast members include Marcello Mastroianni[12], Burt Lancaster[13], Claudia Cardinale[14], Cristina Donadio[15], Carlo Giuffré[16], and Peppe Barra[17].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1981[29] and August 27, 1981[30]. The original language of The Skin was Italian[31]. Genres include drama film[10] and war film[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Subject and Themes

The Skin's main subject is World War II[33].

Why It Matters

The Skin ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1981-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1981-08-27T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Curzio Malaparte, Robert Katz, Liliana Cavani +1
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+131'}
    Participant in 1981 Cannes Film Festival
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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