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

Excellent and realistic TV series

I had heard nothing about this, I just saw it advertised on TV as "Italian Sopranos" so myself and my wife started watching it. We both agree that this is one of the best TV series we have seen.

The casting is spot on with the characters being totally believable and very very well acted. The attention to detail is fantastic seeing that it is set in Rome in the 70's (for the first series anyway) so the cars. clothes and hairstyles and even the home furnishings are all authentic.

The story is gripping as the gang go from plot line to plot line and the interactions between the characters keep you guessing as to what is going to happen next. The fact that its set against a backdrop of when Italy was going through a period of its history which involved the turmoil of corruption, terrorism and criminality and that's just the government, leaves you with a hard choice of who to root for.

All in all thoroughly entertaining and believable.

Mark S.