The Pisciotta Case (1972)
The magistrate, Scauri, inquires into the mysterious poisoning death of Gaspare Pisciotta, the imprisoned assassin of Salvatore Giuliano. He very soon finds himself struggling against a conspiracy of silence, which Scauri must therefore overcome in order to indict two powerful mafia bosses. His only hope comes for a brief moment from the testimony of the young prosecutor Lojacono. But The Organization is the most strong: the young prosecutor withdraws his deposition and the magistrate disappears in mysterious circumstances.
Director:
Eriprando Visconti
Writers:
Nico Ducci, Eriprando Visconti, Mino Roli.
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Tony Musante as Francesco Scauri |
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Carla Gravina as Gemma |
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Salvo Randone as Don Ferdinando Cusimano |
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Antonio Casagrande as Maresciallo della guardia |
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Saro Urzì as Don Vincenzo Coluzzi |
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Arturo Dominici as Michele Scauri |
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Marcella Michelangeli as Adelaide Scauri |
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Barbara Pilavin as Rosalia Scauri |
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Mico Cundari as D'Eusebio - il giornalista |
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Michele Placido as Amerigo Lo Jacono |
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Giuseppe Sillato as Crippa |
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Simonetta Stefanelli as Anna |
| Camera | Erico Menczer | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Nico Ducci | Screenplay |
| Editing | Franco Arcalli | Editor |
| Sound | Riccardo Luciani | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Mino Roli | Story |
| Writing | Eriprando Visconti | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marilù Carteny | Costume Design |
| Writing | Mino Roli | Screenplay |
| Production | Carlo Ponti | Producer |
| Art | Luigi Scaccianoce | Production Design |
| Directing | Eriprando Visconti | Director |
| Production | Marcello D'Amico | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paolo Infascelli | Production Manager |