The Skin

The Skin
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Liliana Cavani
Produced by	Manolo Bolognini Renzo Rossellini
Written by	Curzio Malaparte Robert Katz Liliana Cavani Catherine Breillat
Starring	Marcello Mastroianni
Cinematography	Armando Nannuzzi
Edited by	Ruggero Mastroianni
Release date	27 August 1981 (1981-08-27)
Running time	131 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Skin (Italian: La pelle) is a 1981 Italian war film directed by Liliana Cavani and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Ken Marshall, Claudia Cardinale and Burt Lancaster, from Curzio Malaparte's book La pelle (The Skin). It was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.

After the Allies liberate Naples in 1943, both the soldiers and the civilians find war hard, but peace is not much easier, especially for women. Many sacrifice their dignity and morale to survive.