---
title: 'Dark Illness (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mario Monicelli'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dark-illness-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100097/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dark Illness (1990)

1990 · 113 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: Il male oscuro

## Synopsis

Il male oscuro is a 1990 Italian drama film directed by Mario Monicelli. It is based on the novel Incubus by Giuseppe Berto. For this film Monicelli was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Director.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mario Monicelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-monicelli)
- **Screenplay:** [Mario Monicelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-monicelli), [Suso Cecchi d'Amico](https://cinepixo.com/people/suso-cecchi-d-amico), [Tonino Guerra](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-guerra)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nicola Piovani](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicola-piovani)
- **Producer:** [Giovanni Di Clemente](https://cinepixo.com/people/giovanni-di-clemente)
- **Editor:** [Ruggero Mastroianni](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruggero-mastroianni)

## Cast

- [Néstor Garay](https://cinepixo.com/people/nestor-garay)
- [Beatrice Palme](https://cinepixo.com/people/beatrice-palme)
- [Stefania Sandrelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefania-sandrelli)
- [Elisa Mainardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisa-mainardi)
- [Rocco Papaleo](https://cinepixo.com/people/rocco-papaleo)
- [Emmanuelle Seigner](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmanuelle-seigner)
- [Gianni Baghino](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-baghino)
- [Patrizia La Fonte](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrizia-la-fonte)
- [Claudio Spadaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudio-spadaro)
- [Pietro Tordi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-tordi)
- [Mauro Vestri](https://cinepixo.com/people/mauro-vestri)
- [Luciano Francioli](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-francioli)
- [Daniele Dublino](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniele-dublino)
- [Vittorio Caprioli](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-caprioli)
- [Roberto Della Casa](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-della-casa)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/dark-illness-1990
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