The City Stands Trial
| The City Stands Trial | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Luigi Zampa |
| Written by | Suso Cecchi d'Amico Diego Fabbri Ettore Giannini Francesco Rosi Turi Vasile |
| Produced by | Paolo Moffa |
| Starring | Amedeo Nazzari Silvana Pampanini Paolo Stoppa |
| Cinematography | Enzo Serafin |
| Edited by | Eraldo Da Roma |
| Music by | Enzo Masetti |
Production company | Film Costellazione |
| Distributed by | Film Costellazione |
Release date | 5 September 1952 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The City Stands Trial (Italian: Processo alla città) is a 1952 Italian crime drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Silvana Pampanini and Paolo Stoppa. It is based on a revisiting of the Cuocolo murders and the struggle for control of Naples by the Camorra in the early 1900s. It is considered to be Zampa's most accomplished film.[1] It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location in Naples. It was entered into the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
Synopsis[edit]
In Naples at the beginning of the twentieth century a double murder of husband and wife appears to be the work of the Camorra. A crusading young judge takes on the case but faces a number of threats and obstacles, and his investigation turns much of the population against him.
Cast[edit]
- Amedeo Nazzari as Judge Spicacci
- Silvana Pampanini as Liliana Ferrari
- Paolo Stoppa as Perrone
- Dante Maggio as Armando Capezzuto
- Franco Interlenghi as Luigi Esposito
- Irène Galter as Nunziata
- Gualtiero Tumiati as Consigliere Capo
- Rino Genovese as Mimì
- Eduardo Ciannelli as Alfonso Navona
- Tina Pica as Restaurant's cook
- Turi Pandolfini as Don Filippetti
- Mariella Lotti as Elena
- Franca Tamantini as Carmela
- Bella Starace Sainati as The Porter at Ruotolo's
- Agostino Salvietti as Brigadiere Mastellone
- Mimì Ferrari as Don Salvatore
- Viviane Vallé as Maria
- Vittorio André as Amedeo Contursi
- Tina Castigliano as Amalia Tortorella
- Vittoria Crispo as Neighbour of Ruotolos
- Lino Crispo as Gennarino 'nzisto
- Vittoria Donato as Adelina Leonardi
- Mario Laurentino as The Jeweller De Nicola
- Arturo Maghizzano as Mezarecchia
- Pasquale Martino as Brigadiere Luigi Cifariello
- Mario Passante as The Man Whom Filippetti Hands Ledgers
- Nino Veglia as Maria's Pimp
- Nino Vingelli as Pasqualino 'o 17
- Carlo Pisacane as Don Rosario
- Ada Colangeli as The Maid at Tortorella's
- Ugo D'Alessio as Gennaro Ruotolo
References[edit]
- ^ Moliterno, The A to Z of Italian Cinema, p. 342
- ^ "1st Berlin International Film Festival: In Competition". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
Bibliography[edit]
- Moliterno, Gino (2008). The A to Z of Italian Cinema, Plymouth: Scarecrow Press ISBN 978-0-8108-6896-0
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