During a high-stakes investigation into corporate and banking elites tied to organized crime, a police chief and his team are murdered for refusing a bribe. Meanwhile, another officer finds his bank account credited with a large sum and receives anonymous instructions on how to handle the subsequent inquiry.
Acting
Gemma's slow unraveling — guilt in every glance.
Direction
Damiani's institutional dread, claustrophobic and humid.
Director
Damiano Damiani
Giuliano Gemma
Commissario Antonio Baresi
Martin Balsam
Questore Martorana
Laura Trotter
Silvia Lagana
Giancarlo Zanetti
vice commissario Prizzi
Guido Leontini
Gianfranco Puma
Marcello Mandò
vice commissario Pastore
Franco Odoardi
commissario capo Vincenzo Laganà
Deddi Savagnone
Signora Vella
John Karlsen
Ferdinando Violante
Elio Marconato
Nicola Vella
Geoffrey Copleston
procuratore Vesce
Ennio Antonelli
palo di Le Maitre
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Italy's 'poliziotteschi' boom — reaction to real-life Red Brigades terror and state corruption scandals. The genre basically yelled 'the system is broken' until audiences got numb to it.
Damiani allegedly had government pressure during production; some crew believed they were being watched. Method filmmaking?
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