The Pisciotta Case

Nov 23, 1972

1h 39m

★ 3.8

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Les Films Concordia

C. C. Champion

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Cast

Francesco Scauri

Tony Musante

Gemma

Carla Gravina

Don Ferdinando Cusimano

Salvo Randone

Maresciallo della guardia

Antonio Casagrande

Don Vincenzo Coluzzi

Saro Urzì

Michele Scauri

Arturo Dominici

Adelaide Scauri

Marcella Michelangeli

Rosalia Scauri

Barbara Pilavin

D'Eusebio - il giornalista

Mico Cundari

Amerigo Lo Jacono

Michele Placido

Crippa

Giuseppe Sillato

Anna

Simonetta Stefanelli

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