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The Pisciotta Case
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The Pisciotta Case

1972-11-23 · 99 min · ★ 4.8

Drama · Crime

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.

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Directors
Eriprando Visconti
Production companies
Les Films Concordia, C. C. Champion
Countries
France, Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tony MusanteTony MusanteFrancesco Scauri
Carla GravinaCarla GravinaGemma
Salvo RandoneSalvo RandoneDon Ferdinando Cusimano
Antonio CasagrandeAntonio CasagrandeMaresciallo della guardia
Saro UrzìSaro UrzìDon Vincenzo Coluzzi
Arturo DominiciArturo DominiciMichele Scauri
Marcella MichelangeliMarcella MichelangeliAdelaide Scauri
Barbara PilavinRosalia Scauri
Mico CundariMico CundariD'Eusebio - il giornalista
Michele PlacidoMichele PlacidoAmerigo Lo Jacono
Giuseppe SillatoCrippa
Simonetta StefanelliSimonetta StefanelliAnna

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