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
Riccardo Cucciolla
as Professor Salemi
Guido Leontini
as Vacirca
Mico Cundari
Georges Wilson
as Crupi
Michele Gammino
Franco Balducci
as Gaetano
Maria Grazia Buccella
Aldo Giuffrè
as Giuseppe Salemi
Julien Guiomar
as Commissario Golino
Franco Fantasia
Mario Adorf
as Amedeo Barrese
Ciccio Ingrassia
as Ferdinando Giacalone
Turi Ferro
as Judge Nicola Altofascio
Consalvo Dell'Arti
Alessandro Perrella
as Savoca
Enrico Maria Salerno
as Prosecutor
Michele Abruzzo
as Zaccaria
Ferruccio De Ceresa
as Senator
Mariangela Melato
as Rosaria Licata
Elio Zamuto
as Verzi
Silvia Dionisio
as Giacalone's daughter
Liana Trouché
Guido Celano
Gastone Moschin
as Colonnesi, defense attorney
