Confessions of a Police Captain
- Confession d'un commissaire de police au procureur de la République (more)
Italy,
1971, 101 min
Directed by:
Damiano DamianiScreenplay:
Damiano DamianiCinematography:
Claudio RagonaComposer:
Riz OrtolaniCast:
Franco Nero, Martin Balsam, Marilù Tolo, Giancarlo Prete, Adolfo Lastretti, Nello Pazzafini, Calisto Calisti, Luciano Catenacci, Vincenzo Norvese (more)Plots(1)
A police officer who has no luck bringing a Palermo mafia boss before the court finally decides to shoot the omnipotent criminal. Damiano Damiani's political drama confronts the opposing attitudes of two high-ranking state employees who do their best to fight organised crime. (Summer Film School)
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The futile struggle between the Italian justice system and the mafia in a thriller full of murders, but it grows older than it should over time. During the communist regime, the film was said to “hold a mirror to the rotten capitalist system”. ()