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Excellent Cadavers

1999-10-16 · 102 min · ★ 6.3

Drama · Thriller · History · TV Movie · Crime

Palermo, Sicily, 1984. Examining magistrate Giovanni Falcone allies with Tomasso Buscetta, a former mobster, to defeat the clan of Corleone, the ruthless Mafia faction that rules Cosa Nostra with an iron hand, cruelly eliminating all those who dare to oppose its immense power: other criminals, policemen, judges, even innocent civilians. One of them wants revenge, the other wants justice. But only one can survive such an unequal fight.

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Directors
Ricky Tognazzi
Production companies
Dir International Films, Tidewater Entertainment, HBO Films
Countries
Italy, United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 101

Top Cast

Chazz PalminteriChazz PalminteriGiovanni Falcone
F. Murray AbrahamF. Murray AbrahamTommaso Buscetta
Anna GalienaAnna GalienaFrancesca Morvillo
Andy LuottoAndy LuottoPaolo Borsellino
Lina SastriLina SastriAgnese Borsellino
Arnoldo FoàArnoldo FoàJudge Antonino Caponnetto
Ivo GarraniIvo GarraniJudge Gaetano Costa
Gianmarco TognazziGianmarco TognazziNinni Cassarà
Pierfrancesco FavinoPierfrancesco FavinoMario
Mattia SbragiaMattia SbragiaJudge Quinzi
Francesco BenignoFrancesco BenignoPino Greco
Mario ErpichiniMario ErpichiniJudge Rocco Chinnici
Victor CavalloVictor CavalloTotò Riina
Giuseppe CedernaGiuseppe CedernaJudge Giuseppe Ayala
Stefano BenassiStefano BenassiInspector
Salvatore BillaSalvatore BillaInitiation Mafioso
Bruno BilottaBruno BilottaSalvatore Inzerillo
Paolo BuglioniPaolo BuglioniReporter #3
Luigi Maria BurruanoLuigi Maria BurruanoLuciano Leggio
Allan Caister PearceJudge Alfonso Giordano

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