---
title: 'Black Journal (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mauro Bolognini'
released: '1977-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/black-journal-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076099/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Black Journal (1977)

1977 · 115 min · Comedy · Italy

Original title: Gran bollito

## Synopsis

Black Journal is a 1977 Italian black comedy film directed by Mauro Bolognini. It is loosely based on real-life serial killer Leonarda Cianciulli, who killed three women between 1939 and 1940, and turned their bodies into soap and teacakes. It stars Shelley Winters, Max von Sydow, Renato Pozzetto and Alberto Lionello, with the latter three in a dual role as both the victims of the killer, in drag, and those who apprehend her.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mauro Bolognini](https://cinepixo.com/people/mauro-bolognini)
- **Screenplay:** [Luciano Vincenzoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-vincenzoni), [Nicola Badalucco](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicola-badalucco)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Enzo Jannacci](https://cinepixo.com/people/enzo-jannacci)
- **Director of Photography:** [Armando Nannuzzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-nannuzzi), [Mario Mazzoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-mazzoni)
- **Editor:** [Nino Baragli](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-baragli)

## Cast

- [Rita Tushingham](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-tushingham)
- [Regina Bianchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/regina-bianchi)
- [Antonio Marsina](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-marsina)
- [Milena Vukotic](https://cinepixo.com/people/milena-vukotic)
- [Franco Branciaroli](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-branciaroli)
- [Renato Pozzetto](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-pozzetto)
- [Mario Scaccia](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-scaccia)
- [Laura Antonelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-antonelli)
- [Liù Bosisio](https://cinepixo.com/people/liu-bosisio)
- [Shelley Winters](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelley-winters)
- [Giancarlo Badessi](https://cinepixo.com/people/giancarlo-badessi)
- [Franco Balducci](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-balducci)
- [Max von Sydow](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-von-sydow)
- [Adriana Asti](https://cinepixo.com/people/adriana-asti)
- [Alberto Lionello](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-lionello)

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