One of the first films about the mafia occurrence, in which the fight is hopeless, because "the polyp's feeler" reaches everything and everybody. A police inspector and a deputy public ...
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Title: Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Franco Nero | ... | Deputy D.A. Traini | |
| Martin Balsam | ... | Commissario Giacomo Bonavia | |
| Marilù Tolo | ... | Serena Li Puma | |
| Claudio Gora | ... | District Attorney Malta | |
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Luciano Catenacci | ... | Ferdinando Lomunno (as Luciano Lorcas) |
| Giancarlo Prete | ... | Giampaolo Rizzo | |
| Arturo Dominici | ... | Lawyer Canistraro | |
| Michele Gammino | ... | Gammino | |
| Adolfo Lastretti | ... | Michele Li Puma | |
| Nello Pazzafini | ... | Prisoner | |
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Calisto Calisti | ... | A mafioso, e.g. involved in wall in |
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Wanda Vismara | ... | Traini's maid |
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Adele Modica | ... | Lina Paladino - lover of Bonavia |
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Dante Cleri | ... | Usher |
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Roy Bosier | ... | Giuseppe Lasciatelli |
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One of the first films about the mafia occurrence, in which the fight is hopeless, because "the polyp's feeler" reaches everything and everybody. A police inspector and a deputy public prosecutor try to prove that the architect in the city is in the mafia. Written by Kornel Osvart <kornelo@alphanet.hu>
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Country:
ItalyLanguage:
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26 March 1971 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
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Ben Gazzara was approached to play Commmissario Bonavia, but turned said offer down. See more »Crazy Credits
Permission to shoot in the Basile Room was graciously offered by the Grand-Hotel Villa Igiea of Palermo See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Boom! Awesome, flawless movie. Doesn't get much better than this movie. Balsam's performance is so divine that it gives me goosebumps to this date. Highly recommended if you can find it. The pace is perfect...not too slow, not too fast. It unfolds wonderfully.