The City Stands Trial
Processo alla città
Release: 1952-09-05
·Runtime: 103m
·★ 5.7
Drama
History
Turn-of-the-century Naples. Salvatore Ruotolo and his wife are murdered and their bodies are found in different locations. Since the evidence points to a crime by the Neapolitan crime organization, the Camorra, fear and corruption cause serious hindrances to the investigation by police authorities. In charge is a young and courageous judge who, using evidence discovered by chance, tries to reconstruct the story of the double murder. The plot that the judge must unravel is very complicated.
Production Countries
Italy
Production Companies
Film Costellazione
Cast
Agostino Salvietti
as Brigadiere Mastellone
Amedeo Nazzari
as Prosecutor Antonio Spicacci
Silvana Pampanini
as Liliana Ferrara
Gualtiero Tumiati
as Il Procuratore capo
Turi Pandolfini
as Ragioniere Filippetti
Bella Starace Sainati
as La portiera da Rutolo
Franco Interlenghi
as Luigi Esposito
Vittorio André
as Amedeo Contursi
Mariella Lotti
as Elena
Paolo Stoppa
as Delegato di polizia Perrone
Dante Maggio
as Armando
Franca Tamantini
as Carmela
Vittoria Crispo
as Vicina dei Rutolo
Eduardo Ciannelli
as Alfonso Navona
Irène Galter
as Nunziata
Tina Pica
as La proprietaria del ristorante
Crew
Ettore Giannini
Story, Screenplay
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Mauro Bolognini
First Assistant Director
Turi Vasile
Co-Writer
Nanni Loy
First Assistant Director
Pietro Notarianni
First Assistant Director
Eraldo Da Roma
Editor
Luigi Zampa
Director, Co-Writer
Francesco Rosi
Story
Diego Fabbri
Co-Writer