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They have a name for government officials who defy the mafia...excellent cadavers.Plot:
Fact based story about the political battle that was waged against the Mafia in Sicily during the late 1980's and early 1990's... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
See the documentary for the truth about the Mafia... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Chazz Palminteri | ... | Giovanni Falcone | |
| F. Murray Abraham | ... | Tommaso Buscetta | |
| Anna Galiena | ... | Francesca Falcone | |
| Andy Luotto | ... | Paolo Borsellino | |
| Lina Sastri | ... | Agnese Borsellino | |
| Arnoldo Foà | ... | Judge Antonino Caponnetto | |
| Ivo Garrani | ... | Judge Gaetano Costa | |
| Gianmarco Tognazzi | ... | Ninì Cassara | |
| Pierfrancesco Favino | ... | Mario | |
| Mattia Sbragia | ... | Judge Quinzi | |
| Francesco Benigno | ... | Pino Greco | |
| Mario Erpichini | ... | Judge Rocco Chinnici | |
| Victor Cavallo | ... | Totò Riina | |
| Giuseppe Cederna | ... | Judge Giuseppe Ayala | |
| Stefano Benassi | ... | Inspector |
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Falcone (Australia) (Europe: English title) (video title)Cadaveri eccellenti (Italy) (working title)
Giudici - vittime eccellenti, I (Italy)
Nella terra degli infedeli (Italy) (working title)
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The woman who catches the bouquet at Giovanni Falcone and Francesca Morvillo's wedding is Simona Izzo, director Ricky Tognazzi's wife. moreFAQ
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Why bother seeing a fictionalized account of such trauma and horror when the real McCoy is available as a documentary? I haven't seen this account, but I have seen the documentary produced by Stille in the same year as this.
I have great admiration for Chaz Palminteri and F. Murray Abraham, two fine actors, whom I'm sure acquitted themselves well. Much more interesting, however, to find out how Stille unraveled the truth behind the assassinations of Falcone and Borsellino.
I'd read about the efforts of those two martyrs as it all happened: press coverage at the time was quite good, and I was amazed at how those two judges managed to avoid death so often.
But, as we all know, that cowardly organization of Cosa Nostra aka the Mafia has seemingly unstoppable reach, right into the upper echelons of Italian government. And, Stille holds nothing back as he shows the connections between government officials of all types including another judge and the Mafia. There is even the strong implication that, after the trial and sentencing of 384 Mafia gangsters, rogue elements in the Italian government may have been involved in efforts to stop and kill Falcone and Borsellino.
Unhappily, where there's money, there's always corruption. No society seems to be able to avoid that.
With the Mafia, however, the control of Sicily and Italian government seems complete, proving once again that everything changes, but nothing changes fundamentally.
Scenes in the documentary are not for kiddies, with many real dead bodies, a severed head, bits and pieces from bomb blasts an absolute carnage. Maybe the commercial production had the same shots, but somehow I doubt it.
If you want the whole story well, as much as you're ever gonna get then see the documentary of the same name: Excellent Cadavers.