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Le mani sulla città (1963)

Not Rated | | Drama | 7 November 1963 (France)
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Prior to a city council election, the collapse of a building leaves a land developer and his political backers defending themselves against a scandal.

Director:

Francesco Rosi

Writers:

Francesco Rosi (idea), Raffaele La Capria (idea) | 4 more credits »

Stars:

Rod Steiger, Salvo Randone, Guido Alberti | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Rod Steiger ... Edoardo Nottola
Salvo Randone ... De Angelis
Guido Alberti Guido Alberti ... Maglione
Marcello Cannavale Marcello Cannavale ... Amico di Nottola
Dante Di Pinto Dante Di Pinto ... Presidente della Commissione
Alberto Conocchia Alberto Conocchia ... Amico di Nottola
Carlo Fermariello Carlo Fermariello ... De Vita
Terenzio Cordova Terenzio Cordova ... Commissario
Gaetano Grimaldi Filioli Gaetano Grimaldi Filioli ... Amico di Nottola
Angelo D'Alessandro Angelo D'Alessandro ... Balsamo
Vincenzo Metafora Vincenzo Metafora ... Sindaco
Dany París Dany París ... Dany - Amante di Maglione (as Dany Paris)
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Prior to a city council election, the collapse of a building leaves a land developer and his political backers defending themselves against a scandal.

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Plot Keywords:

scandal | city council | election | land developer | pork barrel politics | See All (122) »

Genres:

Drama

Certificate:

Not Rated | See all certifications »

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Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

7 November 1963 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

As Mãos Sobre a Cidade See more »

Filming Locations:

Via Nuova Marina, Naples, Campania, Italy See more »

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Production Co:

Galatea Film See more »
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Italian censorship visa # 41137 delivered on 10-9-1963. See more »

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Western Electric is misspelled ('Elettric'). See more »

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3 December 2006 | by politian – See all my reviews

This film seems an effort to engage the life and destiny of a city at the level of the political and social, using journalistic techniques but always with an awareness that these are also interpretations - something that most USian journalism tends to overlook. What will mostly bother people is that it lacks the usual human center - the man/woman/family to which the bad things happen which will cause us to care that they are happening. This is hardly an oversight; it is a choice, and one that deserves to be considered openly without the rush to judgment that otherwise occurs when confronted with the unfamiliar. The human center of the film is there, but always at the edges, implied. We barely glimpse the victims of the collapsed building, but their fate informs every frame. And the superb "portrayals" by actual members of the city council (the De Vita character, e.g.) give us not actors, but people enmeshed in the actuality. This film deserves wider awareness.
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