La Commare Secca

La Commare Secca

1962 · 91 min · ★ 6.7 · Mystery, Drama, Crime

Roman police detectives interrogate a series of potential perpetrators in their struggle to determine whom to arrest for the brutal murder of a beautiful prostitute whose body is discovered in a park on the day of a torrential rainstorm. One by one, the prime suspects -- girl-crazy teenager Nino, pickpocket Canticchia, a soldier on leave, a tourist and a pimp -- recount the events of the day to the police, each insisting he is innocent.

Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci · Written by Bernardo Bertolucci

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