The Sicilian Checkmate
La violenza: Quinto potere
Release: 1972-02-03
·Runtime: 90m
·★ 4.3
Crime
Taking place almost entirely during a murder trial, the film details in significant detail the deep roots sunk by organised crime into the business and political life of Sicily.
Cast
Maria Grazia Buccella
Gastone Moschin
as Colonnesi, defense attorney
Ciccio Ingrassia
as Ferdinando Giacalone
Ferruccio De Ceresa
as Senator
Turi Ferro
as Judge Nicola Altofascio
Mariangela Melato
as Rosaria Licata
Mico Cundari
Michele Gammino
Mario Adorf
as Amedeo Barrese
Michele Abruzzo
as Zaccaria
Guido Celano
Franco Balducci
as Gaetano
Enrico Maria Salerno
as Prosecutor
Elio Zamuto
as Verzi
Silvia Dionisio
as Giacalone's daughter
Consalvo Dell'Arti
Alessandro Perrella
as Savoca
Franco Fantasia
Riccardo Cucciolla
as Professor Salemi
Aldo Giuffrè
as Giuseppe Salemi
Guido Leontini
as Vacirca
Julien Guiomar
as Commissario Golino
Georges Wilson
as Crupi
Liana Trouché
