The City Stands Trial
The City Stands Trial (Italian: Processo alla città) is a 1952 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Amedeo Nazzari, 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 entered into the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
| The City Stands Trial | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Luigi Zampa |
| Written by | Suso Cecchi d'Amico Diego Fabbri Ettore Giannini Francesco Rosi Turi Vasile |
| Starring | Amedeo Nazzari |
| Cinematography | Enzo Serafin |
| Edited by | Eraldo Da Roma |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Cast
- 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
- Tina Pica as Restaurant's cook
- Turi Pandolfini as Don Filippetti
- Mariella Lotti as Elena
- Franca Tamantini
- Bella Starace Sainati
- Agostino Salvietti
References
- 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.
Notes
- Moliterno, Gino (2008). The A to Z of Italian Cinema, Plymouth: Scarecrow Press ISBN 978-0-8108-6896-0
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