An obscure Italian magistrate suspects that a well-known industrialist commited murder, and decides to investigate him, and bring him to court, whatever it takes. But - will the magistrate have it in him to go against impossible odds, in the name of the Italian people he represents?
Acting
Tognazzi and Gassman's delicious cat-and-mouse chemistry.
Direction
Risi balances farce and social critique with surgical precision.
Director
Dino Risi
Ugo Tognazzi
Mariano Bonifazi
Vittorio Gassman
Lorenzo Santenocito
Ely Galleani
Silvana Lazzorini
Yvonne Furneaux
Lavinia Santenocito
Michele Cimarosa
Maresciallo Casciatelli
Renato Baldini
Ragionier Cerioni
Pietro Tordi
Professor Rivaroli
Maria Teresa Albani
Silvana's mother
Checco Durante
Archivist Pironti
Simonetta Stefanelli
'Giugi' Santenocito
Edda Ferronao
Cameriera di Santenocito
Piero Nuti
Santenocito's Lawyer
Franco Angrisano
Giudice Colombo (as Franco Angrisani)
Gianfilippo Carcano
Silvana's Father
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Risi was a master of the 'commedia all'italiana' genre, using humor to dissect Italy's post-war moral decay. This film arrived during the Years of Lead, when corruption scandals were exploding.
Gassman based his industrialist performance on real Fiat mogul Gianni Agnelli, adding delicious verisimilitude to the class warfare.
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