Directed by:
Elio PetriScreenplay:
Elio PetriCinematography:
Luigi KuveillerComposer:
Ennio MorriconeCast:
Gian Maria Volonté, Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Mariangela Melato, Ciccio Ingrassia, Franco Citti, Renato Salvatori, Luigi Uzzo, Riccardo Mangano (more)Plots(1)
In his absurdly delirious treatise on corruption and power, Petri portrayed a Jesuit-organized spiritual gathering of the Christian Democratic elite. The detective plot, in which highly-placed politicians are eliminated under mysterious circumstances, strengthens what is clearly the most uncompromising example of a political film anywhere. Mastroianni and Volonté star in a movie so unwelcome it was relegated to oblivion. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Gian Maria Volonté
Italy
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Marcello Mastroianni
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Michel Piccoli
France
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Mariangela Melato
Italy
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Ciccio Ingrassia
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Franco Citti
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Renato Salvatori
Italy
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Luigi Uzzo
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Riccardo Mangano
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Luigi Zerbinati
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Giancarlo Badessi
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Renato Malavasi
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Cesare Gelli
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Tino Scotti
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Adriano Amidei Migliano
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Guerrino Crivello
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Giulio Donnini
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Piero Nuti
Italy
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Piero Mazzinghi
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