Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblica (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 1h 46min
- Crime, Drama
- 26 Mar 1971 (Italy)
- Movie
In a city rife with corruption, a cynical police captain clashes with an idealistic district attorney as they attempt to nab an elusive Mafia boss.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 1 nomination.
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| Franco Nero | ... |
Deputy D.A. Traini
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| Martin Balsam | ... |
Commissario Giacomo Bonavia
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| Marilù Tolo | ... |
Serena Li Puma
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| Claudio Gora | ... |
District Attorney Malta
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| Luciano Catenacci | ... |
Ferdinando Lomunno / Ferdinando Dubrosio
(as Luciano Lorcas)
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| Giancarlo Prete | ... |
Giampaolo Rizzo
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| Arturo Dominici | ... |
Lawyer Canistraro
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| Michele Gammino | ... |
Gammino
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| Adolfo Lastretti | ... |
Michele Li Puma
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| Nello Pazzafini | ... |
Prisoner
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Calisto Calisti | ... |
Mafioso
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Wanda Vismara | ... |
Traini's maid
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Adele Modica | ... |
Lina Paladino
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Dante Cleri | ... |
Usher
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Roy Bosier | ... |
Giuseppe Lasciatelli
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Giancarlo Badessi | ... |
On. Grisì
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Filippo De Gara | ... |
Mayor Nicotra
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Giuseppe Alotta | ... |
Prisoner
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Paolo Cavallina | ... |
Self
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Gianni Palladino |
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Gualtiero Rispoli |
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Sergio Serafini | ... |
Prison guard
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Pina Lo Prato |
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Ugo Savona |
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Luigi Ursi |
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Rosario Rosone |
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Bruno Boschetti | ... |
Policeman
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Vincenzo Norvese | ... |
Lomunno's Killer
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Franco Tranchina |
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Giancarlo Palermo |
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Ettore Arena | ... |
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
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Sisto Brunetti | ... |
Jailed (uncredited)
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Francesco D'Adda | ... |
Police Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Pietro Fumelli | ... |
Indovina (uncredited)
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Veriano Ginesi | ... |
Prisoner (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Damiano Damiani | ||
Written by
| Damiano Damiani | ... | (story) & |
| Fulvio Gicca Palli | ... | (story) |
| Damiano Damiani | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Salvatore Laurani | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Mario Montanari | ... | producer |
| Bruno Turchetto | ... | producer |
Music by
| Riz Ortolani | ||
Cinematography by
| Claudio Ragona | ||
Editing by
| Antonio Siciliano | ||
Art Direction by
| Umberto Turco | ||
Makeup Department
| Raul Ranieri | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Maurizio Biasini | ... | production secretary |
| Vito Di Bari | ... | production secretary |
| Thomas Sagone | ... | production manager (as Tommaso Sagone) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Arrigo Montanari | ... | assistant director |
| Stefano Rolla | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Franco Groppioni | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Giuseppe Di Biase | ... | camera operator |
| Giancarlo Serravalli | ... | key grip |
| Alberto Silvestri | ... | chief electrician |
| Umberto Spagna | ... | still photographer |
| Corrado Testa | ... | assistant camera |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Lucia Costantini | ... | seamstress |
Additional Crew
| Carlo Alighiero | ... | voice dubbing: Giancarlo Badessi (uncredited) |
| Cicely Browne | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Lewis E. Ciannelli | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Pino Colizzi | ... | voice dubbing: Luciano Catenacci (uncredited) |
| Sonia De Dominicis | ... | voice dubbing: Marilù Tolo (uncredited) |
| Larry Dolgin | ... | voice dubbing: Giancarlo Prete (uncredited) |
| Arturo Dominici | ... | voice dubbing: Martin Balsam (uncredited) |
| Michael Forest | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Sergio Graziani | ... | voice dubbing: Franco Nero (uncredited) |
| Charles Howerton | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Mickey Knox | ... | dialogue coach (uncredited) / interpreter (uncredited) / voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Anthony La Penna | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Frank Latimore | ... | voice dubbing: Franco Nero (uncredited) |
| Pino Locchi | ... | voice dubbing: Arturo Dominici (uncredited) |
| Gene Luotto | ... | dialogue director: English version (uncredited) / voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Edward Mannix | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Robert Sommer | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Robert Spafford | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Susan Spafford | ... | voice dubbing: Claudio Gora (uncredited) |
| Alessandro Sperlì | ... | voice dubbing: Filippo De Gara (uncredited) |
| Frank von Kuegelgen | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Euro International Films (1971) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Locegu (1971) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Shochiku (1971) (Japan) (theatrical)
- AVCO Embassy (1972) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Continental Film Distributors (CFD) (1972) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1972) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC) (1972) (France) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1972) (Australia) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Fox-MGM Film (1973) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- VPS Video (1983) (West Germany) (VHS)
- AVCO Embassy Pictures (1974) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Ambassador Film Distributors (1974) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- CBS (1976) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- Embassy Home Entertainment Australia (1983) (Australia) (VHS) (dubbed)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1983) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1984) (United States) (VHS) (dubbed)
- Look Vídeo (1984) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Sunset Video (1984) (Greece) (VHS)
- Videocast (1984) (Brazil) (VHS) (distributed by)
- Sunset Video (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- American Home Entertainment (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- BCI Eclipse I (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Brentwood Home Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Videoasia (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- M6 Vidéo (2008) (France) (DVD)
- Wild East Productions (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Desert Island Films (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- FilmRise (2018) (United States) (DVD)
- FilmArt (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- FilmArt (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- El 9 Besepi S.L. (2021) (Spain)
- Channel 5 Video (1986) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1983) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- NHK-BS2 (1991) (Japan) (tv)
- Tubi TV (United States) (video) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- The Studios of International Recording (sound post-production)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 |
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| Taglines | He cut the red tape and left it full of bullet holes! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Ben Gazzara was approached to play Commmissario Bonavia, but turned it down. Years later, Martin Balsam thanked Gazzara, since the role had given his career a new lease on life. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Lo schermo a tre punte (1995). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Permission to shoot in the Basile Room was graciously offered by the Grand-Hotel Villa Igiea of Palermo See more » |
| Quotes |
Deputy D.A. Traini:
You're no better than the racketeers you say you hate so much. See more » |