Romanzo Criminale (2008–2010)
"Romanzo criminale - La serie" (original title)

A criminal known as The Libanese has a dream: to conquer the underworld of Rome. To carry out this feat without precedent he puts together a ruthless and highly organized gang. Their ... See full summary »

Stars:

Roberto Infascelli, Vinicio Marchioni, Mauro Meconi

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Roberto Infascelli	...	Sorcio (22 episodes, 2008-2010)
Vinicio Marchioni	...	Il Freddo (22 episodes, 2008-2010)
Mauro Meconi	...	Fierolocchio (22 episodes, 2008-2010)
Edoardo Pesce	...	Ruggero Buffoni (22 episodes, 2008-2010)
Alessandro Roja	...	Dandi (22 episodes, 2008-2010)
Andrea Sartoretti	...	Bufalo (22 episodes, 2008-2010)
Daniela Virgilio	...	Patrizia (22 episodes, 2008-2010)
Marco Bocci	...	Commissario Scialoja (21 episodes, 2008-2010)
Giorgio Caputo	...	Ricotta (21 episodes, 2008-2010)
Riccardo De Filippis	...	Scrocchiazeppi (21 episodes, 2008-2010)
Dario D'Ambrosi	...	Ispettore Canton (20 episodes, 2008-2010)
Lorenzo Renzi	...	Sergio Buffoni (20 episodes, 2008-2010)
Francesco Montanari	...	Il Libanese (19 episodes, 2008-2010)
Fausto Maria Sciarappa	...	Zeta (17 episodes, 2008-2010)
Claudio Spadaro	...	Pigreco (17 episodes, 2008-2010)
Orlando Cinque	...	Trentadenari (16 episodes, 2008-2010)
Massimo De Francovich	...	Il Vecchio (16 episodes, 2008-2010)
Alessandra Mastronardi	...	Roberta (14 episodes, 2008-2010)
Fausto Paravidino	...	Ranocchia (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Antonio Gerardi	...	Sardo (11 episodes, 2008-2010)
Ivano De Matteo	...	Puma (10 episodes, 2008-2010)
Vincenzo Tanassi	...	Il Secco (10 episodes, 2008-2010)

Storyline

A criminal known as The Libanese has a dream: to conquer the underworld of Rome. To carry out this feat without precedent he puts together a ruthless and highly organized gang. Their progress and changes in leadership (The Lebanese is followed by his cohorts Freddo and Dandy) take place over twenty-five years, from the 1970's into the '90's, and are inseparably intertwined with the dark history of modern Italy: terrorism, kidnappings and corruption at the highest levels of government. Throughout these years Police Lieutenant Scialoia sticks to the gang's trail, trying both to bring them to justice and to win the heart of Dandy's girlfriend Patrizia.

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Plot Keywords:

organized crime | violence | criminal | gang | narcotrafficking | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Also Known As:

Romanzo Criminale

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cattleya, Sky Italia

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Romanzo criminale (2005)

User Reviews

Brilliant series

Romanzo criminale was hidden away on the Sky arts channel and I'm glad i found it. I have watched the three series devotedly and i must say this was one of the best TV programme I've followed. In my opinion, its an Italian version of The Sopranos, if you've ever watched the Sopranos you'll definitely enjoy this. The whole series was in sub titles and I think the sub titles added to the intensity of this show. It goes into very graphic detail of the rise of a criminal gang in Rome, starting from the seventies. All the characters were believable and I wouldn't be surprised if it was based on some criminals of their time in Italy/Rome.