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Director:
Damiano Damiani
Writers:
Damiano Damiani (writer)
Fulvio Gicca Palli (writer)
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Release Date:
22 June 1972 (Hungary) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
Professional. Unscrupulous. more
Plot:
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 synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Masterly cop drama more (13 total)

Cast

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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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Confessions of a Police Captain (USA)
Confessions of a Police Commissioner to the District Attorney (UK)
The Bad Cop Chronicles (USA) (DVD box title)
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Runtime:
101 min | France:108 min
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Germany:16 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1972) | Sweden:15 | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Incir De Paolis, Rome, Lazio, Italy more
Company:
Euro International Film (EIA) more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Masterly cop drama, 8 January 2001
10/10
Author: rundbauchdodo from Zürich, Switzerland

This exceptional Italian crime drama not only presents an extremely plausible and thrilling plot, but also protagonists Franco Nero and Martin Balsam delivering their performances of their lives.

Director Damiani, best known for his mafia films (and maybe for "Amityville 2" which stands as his only horror film he ever directed), tells a gripping story about a frustrated police officer (Balsam) who decides to use illegal methods to get his hands on a criminal (probably a member of the mob - but the mafia is not an obvious topic in this film). But Balsam's character is rather tragic than villainous, so one really suffers with him when the district attorney (Nero) lays his hands on him. Nero's character too is not villainous at all, because he's just doing his job.

A powerful masterpiece, highly recommended and thoroughly impressive.

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