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.

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Cast

Marcello Mastroianni

Curzio Malaparte

Claudia Cardinale

Principessa Consuelo Caracciolo

Burt Lancaster

Generale Clark

Ken Marshall

Jimmy Wren

Alexandra King

Deborah Wyatt

Carlo Giuffrè

Eduardo Mazzullo

Rosaria della Femmina

Amante di Jimmy

Jeanne Valérie

Principessa a Capri

Liliana Tari

Maria Concetta

Peppe Barra

Sarto

Marcello Mastroianni — Curzio Malaparte

Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni was an Italian film actor. His honours have included British Film Academy Awards, Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival and two Golden Globe Awards.

Claudia Cardinale — Principessa Consuelo Caracciolo

Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (15 April 1938 – 23 September 2025) was an Italian actress. Regarded as one of the leading figures of Italian cinema, alongside Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, she achieved international recognition during a career spanning more than six decades. Celebrated in the 1960s as "the most beautiful woman in the world" and widely considered a sex symbol of th

Burt Lancaster — Generale Clark

Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American film actor noted for his athletic physique and distinctive smile (which he called "The Grin"). Later he took roles that went against his initial "tough guy" image. In the late 1950s Lancaster abandoned his "all-American" image and came to be regarded as one of the best actors of his generation.