To Save Nine
1989, Italian. Directed by Lina Wertmüller.
Originally titled simply Decimo Clandestino, this Lina Wertmuller "miniature" began life as an Italian TV drama. Piera Degli Esposti plays the widowed, impoverished mother of a huge farm family. The woman moves her nine children to Bologna, where their living conditions are deplorable. To avoid a hike in rent, she tells her landlady (Dominique Sanda) that she is living alone. Also known as To Save Nine (a curiously brief English-language title for a Wertmuller film!), IL Decimo Clandestino was expanded from 60 to 90 minutes for its theatrical release.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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- Released
- 25 March 1989
- Original title
- Il decimo clandestino
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Lina Wertmüller
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To Save Nine runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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To Save Nine isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 March 1989. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed To Save Nine?
To Save Nine (1989) was directed by Lina Wertmüller and stars Piera Degli Esposti, Dominique Sanda, Hartmut Becker.