Dark Illness
1990, Italian. Directed by Mario Monicelli.
After his father's death, a middle-aged screenwriter struggles with his obsessions and neuroses.
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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- Released
- 22 February 1990
- Original title
- Il male oscuro
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Tonino Guerra, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
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Dark Illness runs 113 minutes (1h 53m).
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Dark Illness isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 February 1990. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Dark Illness?
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Who directed Dark Illness?
Dark Illness (1990) was directed by Mario Monicelli and stars Giancarlo Giannini, Emmanuelle Seigner, Vittorio Caprioli.