Control (1987 film)

Il giorno prima (internationally released as Control and Mind Control) is a 1987 Italian thriller film directed by Giuliano Montaldo and starring Burt Lancaster and Ben Gazzara. The story was written by Piero Angela and the screenplay was by Piero Angela, Jeremy Hole, Giuliano Montaldo and Brian Moore.

Il giorno prima
Directed by	Giuliano Montaldo
Screenplay by	Piero Angela Jeremy Hole Giuliano Montaldo Brian Moore
Story by	Piero Angela
Produced by	Franco Cristaldi
Starring	Zeudi Araya Ben Gazzara Erland Josephson Kate Nelligan Burt Lancaster Flavio Bucci Andrea Occhipinti Ingrid Thulin
Cinematography	Armando Nannuzzi
Edited by	Ruggero Mastroianni
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Production companies	HBO Showcase Les Films Ariane[1] Selena Audiovisuel[1] Cristaldi Film[1] Alliance Films[1] RAI[2]
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures (Italy)[2] Acteurs Auteurs Associés (France)[1] Alliance Films (Canada) HBO (United States)
Release dates	February 14, 1987 (1987-02-14) (U.S.) April 3, 1987 (1987-04-03) (Italy)
Running time	107 minutes
Countries	Italy France Canada United States
Language	English

Plot

This story takes place during an experiment concerning the psychological effects of mental fatigue on those locked in a fallout shelter for a long period of time. Twelve subjects are locked in a nuclear fallout shelter to see how long they can endure before mental breakdown occurs. After the experiment Dr. Herbert Monroe (Burt Lancaster) tells the world about this terrifying experiment and its outcome.

Cast

Actor	Role
Burt Lancaster	Dr. Herbert Monroe
Ben Gazzara	Mike Zella
Kate Nelligan	Sarah Howell
Ingrid Thulin	Mrs. Havemeyer
Erland Josephson	Swanson
Flavio Bucci	Herman Pundt
Herman Pundt	Max Bloch
Andréa Ferréol	Rosy Bloch
Cyrielle Clair	Laura Swanson
William Berger	Mr. Peterson
Jean Benguigui	Max Bloch
Zeudi Araya	Sheba
Andrea Occhipinti	Matteo
Alfredo Pea	Dr. Paul Benoit