A Simple Story (1991)
After many years, a retired diplomat returns to his native Sicily to visit an abandoned property and delve into family correspondence. But is it worth bringing up the past? A difficult Sicilian history against the backdrop of the mafia and drugs.
Director:
Emidio Greco
Writers:
Andrea Barbata, Emidio Greco.
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Gian Maria Volonté as Carmelo Franzò |
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Ennio Fantastichini as Commissario |
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Ricky Tognazzi as Brigadiere Lepri |
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Massimo Dapporto as Questore |
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Massimo Ghini as Il rappresentante di medicinali |
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Paolo Graziosi as Colonnello dei Carabinieri |
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Gianluca Favilla as Il procuratore |
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Gianmarco Tognazzi as Figlio di Roccella |
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Omero Antonutti as Padre Cricco |
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Tony Sperandeo as Il primo agente |
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Macha Méril as La vedova del Roccella |
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Giovanni Alamia as Il secondo agente |
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Francesco Gabriele as Il capotreno |
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Leonardo Petrillo as Un testimone |
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Cathy Marchand as |
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Salvatore Zinna as |
| Writing | Andrea Barbata | Screenplay |
| Directing | Emidio Greco | Director |
| Writing | Leonardo Sciascia | Novel |
| Production | Claudio Bonivento | Producer |
| Sound | Luis Bacalov | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Tonino Delli Colli | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Emidio Greco | Screenplay |
| Art | Amedeo Fago | Art Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lia Francesca Morandini | Costumer |