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Days before the general election, after a girl from a rich family is murdered in an attempted rape, the editor-in-chief of a conservative tabloid tries to derail the police investigation in order to help the right-wing candidates supported by his bosses.
1972 · Directed by Marco Bellocchio · 87 min · Drama · Thriller · 19 frames
Crew
- Screenplay: Sergio Donati, Goffredo Fofi
- Cinematography: Luigi Kuveiller, Erico Menczer
- Edited by: Ruggero Mastroianni
- Music: Nicola Piovani
- Production design: Dante Ferretti
- Produced by: Ugo Tucci, Franco Committeri
Cast
- Gian Maria Volonté as Bizanti
- Fabio Garriba as Roveda
- Carla Tatò as Sig.ra Bizanti
- Jacques Herlin as Lauri
- John Steiner as Ing. Montelli
- Michel Bardinet as Vanzina
- Jean Rougeul as Direttore de 'Il Giornale'
- Corrado Solari as Mario Boni
- Laura Betti as Rita Zigai
- Enrico DiMarco as Commissario
Production
- Country: France, Italy
- Language: Italian
- Studios: Labrador Films, Juppiter Generale Cinematografica, UTI Produzioni Associate
- Themes: politics, manipulation of the media, years of lead, yellow-journalism, anni di piombo, fake news
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