The Pisciotta Case (1972)
Il caso Pisciotta
The magistrate, Scauri, inquires into the mysterious poisoning death of Gaspare Pisciotta, the imprisoned assassin of Salvatore Giuliano. He very soon finds himself struggling against a conspiracy of silence, which Scauri must therefore overcome in order to indict two powerful mafia bosses. His only hope comes for a brief moment from the testimony of the young prosecutor Lojacono. But The Organization is the most strong: the young prosecutor withdraws his deposition and the magistrate disappears in mysterious circumstances.
- Date of release
- 1972-11-23
- TMDB
- 4.8 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Director
- Eriprando Visconti
Casting
- Tony Musante — Francesco Scauri
- Carla Gravina — Gemma
- Salvo Randone — Don Ferdinando Cusimano
- Antonio Casagrande — Maresciallo della guardia
- Saro Urzì — Don Vincenzo Coluzzi
- Arturo Dominici — Michele Scauri
- Marcella Michelangeli — Adelaide Scauri
- Barbara Pilavin — Rosalia Scauri
- Mico Cundari — D'Eusebio - il giornalista
- Michele Placido — Amerigo Lo Jacono
- Giuseppe Sillato — Crippa
- Simonetta Stefanelli — Anna
Interesting facts
Il caso Pisciotta is a 1972 Italian historical drama film written and directed by Eriprando Visconti. It is based on actual events involving Gaspare Pisciotta, lieutenant of the bandit Salvatore Giuliano, and his death by poisoning in jail in 1954.
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