Cadaveri eccellenti (The Context) (Illustrious Corpses) (1976)
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Francesco Rosi utilizes the breathtakingly beautiful Italian landscape in an unspecified Italian city to hatch this mystery film involving murder and corruption in high places. As the film begins, a well-known prosecutor is killed. The murder turns out to be the first in a series of murders -- and… More Francesco Rosi utilizes the breathtakingly beautiful Italian landscape in an unspecified Italian city to hatch this mystery film involving murder and corruption in high places. As the film begins, a well-known prosecutor is killed. The murder turns out to be the first in a series of murders -- and all the victims are judges. With Italy lapsing into chaos because of the crimes, the craggy and careworn Inspector Rogas (Lino Ventura) is brought in to solve the murders. Rogas thinks that a man, sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit, is the person responsible for the killings. But when Rogas reports that fact to his superiors, they want nothing to do with the case. When more killings occur, Rogas uncovers a plot involving his superiors who are using one man's revenge murder as a ploy in order to affect nefarious changes on the entire country. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Francesco Rosi
- Genres
- Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- Feb 12, 1976 Wide
- Studio
- Les Artistes Associes
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Cast
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Lino Ventura
as Inspector Amerigo Rogas
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Alain Cuny
as Rasto
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Paolo Bonacelli
as Maxia
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Marcel Bozzuffi
as The lazy
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Tina Aumont
as The prostitute
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Max von Sydow
as Supreme Court's president
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Fernando Rey
as Minister
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Charles Vanel
as Varga
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Silverio Blasi
as Chief of Political Section
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Tino Carraro
as Chief of Police
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Ernesto Colli
as Detective on night duty
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Corrado Gaipa
as Supposed Mafioso
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Alfonso Gatto
as Nocio
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Luigi Pistilli
as Cusan
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Anna Proclemer
as Nocio's wife
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Renato Salvatori
as Police commisary
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Carlo Tamberlani
as Archbishop
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Paolo Graziosi
as Galano
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Maria Carta
as Madame Cres
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Mario Meniconi
as Homosexual mechanic
