Directed by:
Francesco RosiCinematography:
Pasqualino De SantisComposer:
Piero PiccioniCast:
Lino Ventura, Max von Sydow, Charles Vanel, Fernando Rey, Tino Carraro, Renato Salvatori, Luigi Pistilli, Marcel Bozzuffi, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain Cuny (more)Plots(1)
Roman police inspector Rogas heads the inquiry into the assassination of State Attorney Varga who was shot dead on a street. When other high-ranking judicial officers are murdered Rogas uncovers a plot of gigantic proportions. "As he searches for the 'illustrious corpses' of a fatally ill society, Rosi makes use of the same method that has distinguished all his best films: patient, methodical, careful scrutiny; a plethora of uncovered, painstakingly ordered facts, suppositions and fictions, from which he creates a complex fresco. Bit by bit, one piece of evidence after another helps him feel his way to the heart of the conspiracy, without discovering the whole truth, and without ever purporting to draw a complete picture." (Hans C. Blumenberg, Die Zeit, 18.6.1976) (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
![Lino Ventura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087082_605393.jpg)
Lino Ventura
Italy
Best movies:
Marie-October (1959)
Witness in the City (1959)
Les Misérables (1982)
![Max von Sydow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267824_9f437d.jpg)
Max von Sydow
Sweden
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Awakenings (1990)
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
![Charles Vanel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/806/163806301_8a3a4b.png)
Charles Vanel
France
Best movies:
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Les Misérables (1934) (series)
In the Name of the Law (1949)
![Fernando Rey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/526/165526662_1a1071.jpg)
Fernando Rey
Spain
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Viridiana (1961)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![Tino Carraro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/573/159573200_201f5a.jpg)
Tino Carraro
Italy
Best movies:
Imperial Venus (1963)
The Context (1976)
The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
![Renato Salvatori](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/090/162090116_4b9214.jpg)
Renato Salvatori
Italy
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Una breve vacanza (1973)
Two Women (1960)
![Luigi Pistilli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272239_1c4ca1.jpg)
Luigi Pistilli
Italy
Best movies:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
![Marcel Bozzuffi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271813_011703.jpg)
Marcel Bozzuffi
France
Best movies:
Daisy Town (1971)
The French Connection (1971)
Z (1969)
![Paolo Bonacelli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/570/158570689_cc8b90.jpg)
Paolo Bonacelli
Italy
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Midnight Express (1978)
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
![Alain Cuny](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/507/507421_fa8cc9.jpg)
Alain Cuny
France
Best movies:
The Sweet Life (1960)
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
![Florestano Vancini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/885/93885984_d8af56.jpg)
Florestano Vancini
Italy
Best movies:
The Context (1976)
![Tina Aumont](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274045_61b539.jpg)
Tina Aumont
USA
Best movies:
Fellini's Casanova (1976)
Torso (1973)
The Virgin's Bed (1969)
![Claudio Nicastro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280593_9fc44a.jpg)
Claudio Nicastro
Italy
Best movies:
The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
Silent Action (1975)
Tough Ones (1976)
![Alfonso Gatto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/217/160217067_6785d3.jpg)
Alfonso Gatto
Italy
Best movies:
The Gospel According to Matthew (1964)
Teorema (1968)
The Context (1976)
![Ernesto Colli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/066/037/66037430_c12087.jpg)
Ernesto Colli
Italy
Best movies:
Caliber 9 (1972)
Torso (1973)
The Context (1976)
![Anna Proclemer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/500/500028_5fe254.jpg)
Anna Proclemer
Italy
Best movies:
Voyage in Italy (1954)
The Context (1976)
A Quiet Place to Kill (1970)
![Alexandre Mnouchkine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/150/678/150678584_41b588.jpg)
Alexandre Mnouchkine
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
Jupiter's Thigh (1980)
Si c'était à refaire (1976)
![Corrado Gaipa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/078/831/78831450_8d442f.jpg)
Corrado Gaipa
Italy
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
Carlo Tamberlani
Italy
Best movies:
The Counsellor (1973)
The Context (1976)
Samson and the Seven Challenges (1964)
Accursio Di Leo
Italy
Best movies:
Georges Bizet: Carmen (1984)
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
The Mattei Affair (1972)