Au nom du peuple italien (1971)
Un magistrat incorruptible, le juge Bonifazi, poursuit de son zèle un riche industriel romain, corrupteur et corrompu, Lorenzo Santenicito, dont il est convaincu qu'il est le meurtrier d'une call-girl. . Au départ, un petit juge intègre et un gros bonnet de l'industrie lié au pouvoir politique, accumulant les fraudes et les trafics, président de 36 sociétés, promoteur véreux, capitaine d'industrie pollueuse, mauvais mari, fils indigne. Le bien et le mal. Mais peut-on condammer quelqu'un pour ce qu'il représente ? Santenicito reprochera au juge Bonifazi d'avoir des préjugés contre lui, une phrase perdue dans la logorrhée chronique du personnage qui se drogue aux mots pour calmer son angoisse de la mort. Paradoxalement, c'est dans un tête à tête où tout les deux mentent qu'un brin de sincérité va réunir les deux hommes qui déjeunent dans un modeste restaurant sur la plage, Lorenzo Santeniceto semble rechercher un peu d'estime dans le seul homme non corrompu qu'il rencontre dans sa vie.
Directeur:
Dino Risi
écrivains:
Scarpelli, Age.
![]() |
Ugo Tognazzi as Mariano Bonifazi |
![]() |
Vittorio Gassman as Lorenzo Santenocito |
![]() |
Ely Galleani as Silvana Lazzorini |
![]() |
Yvonne Furneaux as Lavinia Santenocito |
![]() |
Michele Cimarosa as Maresciallo Casciatelli |
![]() |
Renato Baldini as Ragionier Cerioni |
![]() |
Pietro Tordi as Professor Rivaroli |
![]() |
Maria Teresa Albani as Silvana's mother |
![]() |
Checco Durante as Archivist Pironti |
![]() |
Simonetta Stefanelli as 'Giugi' Santenocito |
![]() |
Edda Ferronao as Cameriera di Santenocito |
![]() |
Enrico Ragusa as Riziero Santenocito |
![]() |
Piero Nuti as Santenocito's Lawyer |
![]() |
Franco Angrisano as Giudice Colombo (as Franco Angrisani) |
![]() |
Gianfilippo Carcano as Silvana's Father |
![]() |
Claudio Trionfi as TV journalist |
![]() |
Francesco D'Adda as Lipparini - the registrar |
![]() |
Vanni Castellani as Sirio Roscioni - Silvana's fiancé |
![]() |
Enrico Ameri as Self (voice) |
![]() |
Marcella Di Falco as Secretary of Santenocito |
![]() |
Paolo Paoloni as Psychiatrist |
![]() |
Franca Scagnetti as Porter |
![]() |
Rossella Bergamonti as Flora (uncredited) |
![]() |
Bruno Bertocci as Man at the awards ceremony during the newsreel (uncredited) |
![]() |
Veriano Ginesi as Handyman in Law Courts (uncredited) |
![]() |
Franco Magno as TV Man (uncredited) |
![]() |
Giuseppe Marrocco as Man at Prize-Giving Ceremony (uncredited) |
![]() |
Alberto Postorino as Carabiniere |
![]() |
Franca Ridolfi as Doris Darrill (uncredited) |
![]() |
Mario Silvestri as Man at Prize-Giving Ceremony (uncredited) |
![]() |
Antonio Spaccatini as Del Tomaso's Lawyer (uncredited) |
![]() |
Giò Stajano as Floriano Roncherini (uncredited) |
| Directing | Dino Risi | Director |
| Writing | Scarpelli | Screenplay |
| Sound | Carlo Rustichelli | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Luigi Scaccianoce | Production Design |
| Production | Edmondo Amati | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amato Garbini | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Franco Bassi | Sound |
| Sound | Bruno Brunacci | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Enrico Sabbatini | Costume Design |
| Editing | Alberto Gallitti | Editor |
| Art | Bruno Cesari | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Scarpelli | Story |
| Production | Franco Rossi | Production Secretary |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabriella Borzelli | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Annamaria Roca | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Carlo Fiore | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Claudio Risi | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Paolo Gargano | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Renato Rizzuto | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Antonio Benetti | Still Photographer |
| Production | Piero Lazzari | Line Producer |
| Camera | Alessandro D'Eva | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Rita Agostini | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Giuliano Grasselli | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Antonio Randaccio | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Writing | Age | Screenplay |
| Writing | Age | Story |