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22 June 1972 (Hungary) moreTagline:
Professional. Unscrupulous. morePlot:
One of the first films about the mafia occurrence, in which the fight is hopeless, because "the polyp's feeler" reaches everything and everybody... more | add synopsisAwards:
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CONFESSIONS OF A POLICE CAPTAIN (Damiano Damiani, 1971) *** moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Franco Nero | ... | Deputy D.A. Traini | |
| Martin Balsam | ... | Commissario Bonavia | |
| Marilù Tolo | ... | Serena Li Puma | |
| Claudio Gora | ... | District Attorney Malta | |
| Luciano Catenacci | ... | Ferdinando Lomunno (as Luciano Lorcas) | |
| Giancarlo Prete | ... | Giampaolo Rizzo | |
| Arturo Dominici | ... | Lawyer Canistraro | |
| Michele Gammino | ... | Gammino | |
| Adolfo Lastretti | ... | Michele Li Puma | |
| Nello Pazzafini | ... | Prisoner | |
| Calisto Calisti | ... | A mafioso, e.g. involved in wall in | |
| Wanda Vismara | ... | Traini's maid | |
| Adele Modica | ... | Lina Paladino - lover of Bonavia | |
| Dante Cleri | ... | Usher | |
| Roy Bosier | ... | Giuseppe Lasciatelli |
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Confessions of a Police Captain (USA)Confessions of a Police Commissioner to the District Attorney (UK)
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101 min | France:108 minCountry:
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Iceland:16 | Germany:16 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1972) | Sweden:15 | USA:PGFAQ
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As was the case with L'ISTRUTTORIA E' CHIUSA: DIMENTICHI (1971), this too proved different to what I had been anticipating - as Martin Balsam is the nominal police-officer hero, while lead Franco Nero is merely an investigating magistrate! When Balsam is bumped off, the film follows Nero's actions but ends on an ambiguous open-ended note. However, Balsam is excellent as the unorthodox and determined Commissioner; Nero, on the other hand, occasionally overacts as the flustered State representative. Marilu' Tolo has a small but pivotal role, and her death sequence is particularly mean.
Despite the poliziottesco ambiance, it's far less action-oriented than usual but all the more classy and compelling for this reason; still, when action is required by the narrative, the film rises to the occasion. The complex plot (involving Balsam's backstory told in intermittent flashbacks) takes some effort to follow, but the rewards are reaped eventually. As usual for this sort of film, Riz Ortolani's score is a notable asset. By the way, not only is the surname of Nero's superior, a judge, Malta but other surnames here - such as Bonavia (Balsam's character) and Rizzo - are also typically Maltese!