The Pisciotta Case

The Pisciotta Case

1972 · 99 min · ★ 4.8 · Drama, Crime

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.

Directed by Eriprando Visconti · Written by Nico Ducci

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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

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