L'inchiesta (2006)

Director:

Giulio Base

Writers:

Suso Cecchi d'Amico (story)
Ennio Flaiano (story)

Release Date:

4 April 2007 (Spain)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | History | Mystery

Tagline:

The thrilling tale of one man's quest to uncover the mystery of all mysteries. Sent to disprove the resurrection, he discovers faith, love, and a revelation that could shatter the empire.

Plot:

In 35 A.D., a Roman tribune is sent to Palestine to investigate the death and possible resurrection of a certain Jesus from Nasareth.

Plot Keywords:

Christian | Tiberius | Roman | Jerusalem | Pontius Pilate

Cast

Daniele Liotti	...	Tito Valerio Tauro
Dolph Lundgren	...	Brixos
Mónica Cruz	...	Tabitha
Hristo Shopov	...	Pontius Pilate
Christo Jivkov	...	Stefano
Ornella Muti	...	Mary of Magdalene
F. Murray Abraham	...	Nathan
Max von Sydow	...	Tiberius
Anna Kanakis	...	Claudia Procula
Enrico Lo Verso	...	Shimon Peter
Fabrizio Bucci	...	Jesus
Maria Pia Calzone	...	Mary, Mother of Jesus
Vincenzo Bocciarelli	...	Caligola
Roberto Negri	...	Aulus Fuscus
Ciro Esposito	...	Stefano the Disciple

Also Known As:

En busca de la tumba de Cristo (Spain)
The Final Inquiry (USA) (new title)
The Inquiry (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence.

Runtime:

112 min | Italy:190 min (TV version)

Country:

Italy | Spain | USA | Bulgaria

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Spain:13 | Germany:16 (video premiere) | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

Italian International Film

Trivia:

Remake of the famous 1986 film directed by Damiano Damiani, starring Keith Carradine, Harvey Keitel and Phyllis Logan.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Afraid of attempts to kill him, the emperor Tiberius didn't allow anyone (with the exception, of course, of his hand-picked bodyguards) to carry arms in his presence. Yet, Titus Valerius has his sword on his left hip when on Capri.

Movie Connections:

Remake of L'inchiesta (1986)

Worth the Purchase

If you enjoy Biblical film, you should enjoy this and add it to your collection. I'm not sorry I purchased it. Lundgren & Liotti are fabulous to look at and Monica Cruz is no slouch either (she looks just like her sister, Penelope).

The story-line is great. I wonder where the "Goofs" section is under "Fun Stuff" on IMDb, as this film was not devoid of them. For example, the rolling away of the massive stone at the tomb of Lazarus. It was done by one guy while another stood with a piece of lumber to assist by prying it but really did nothing, which would not have been possible. Some of the fight scenes just looked very badly done. There was a kiss scene wherein saliva strung from one person to another that would have been much more watchable had that been edited out. Finally, at the end, the terrain was striped by tire tracks and what looked like a radio tower on a mountain top.