Directed by:
Giuliano MontaldoCinematography:
Silvano IppolitiComposer:
Ennio MorriconeCast:
Gian Maria Volonté, Riccardo Cucciolla, Cyril Cusack, Geoffrey Keen, Milo O'Shea, Sergio Fantoni, William Prince, Rosanna Fratello, Claude Mann, Claudio Gora (more)Plots(1)
Based on real events, the filmmakers reconstruct a trial of two Italian émigrés who were falsely accused of a robbery and double murder in the 1920s. This drama is a merciless accusation of the despotism of American justice that committed a judicial murder of innocent people. (Summer Film School)
Cast
![Gian Maria Volonté](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/577/162577429_d7fe1a.jpg)
Gian Maria Volonté
Italy
Best movies:
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
The Moro Affair (1986)
![Riccardo Cucciolla](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/362/362159_c05470.jpg)
Riccardo Cucciolla
Italy
Best movies:
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV movie)
The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
![Cyril Cusack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/465/465198_b78fde.jpg)
Cyril Cusack
South Africa
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
My Left Foot (1989)
Harold and Maude (1971)
![Geoffrey Keen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319155_c8dbe2.jpg)
Geoffrey Keen
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Born Free (1966)
The Third Man (1949)
![Milo O'Shea](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/509/161509470_a481cc.jpg)
Milo O'Shea
Ireland
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Murder in the Heartland (1993) (TV movie)
Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)
![Sergio Fantoni](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354617_8fa5a5.jpg)
Sergio Fantoni
Italy
Best movies:
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)
![William Prince](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000147_d61cf1.gif)
William Prince
USA
Best movies:
Sybil (1976) (TV movie)
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Network (1976)
Rosanna Fratello
Italy
Best movies:
Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)
![Claude Mann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886912_784236.jpg)
Claude Mann
France
Best movies:
Happy New Year (1973)
The Sleeping Car Murders (1965)
Army of Shadows (1969)
![Claudio Gora](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/064/158064281_9abc6f.jpg)
Claudio Gora
Italy
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
![Franco Odoardi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/336/158336049_dc131e.jpg)
Franco Odoardi
Best movies:
Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)
Brothers Till We Die (1978)
Violent Naples (1976)
Marisa Fabbri
Italy
Best movies:
Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)
Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)
Lewis E. Ciannelli
Italy
Best movies:
Amarcord (1973)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)
![Edward Jewesbury](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/523/161523455_1f523c.jpg)
Edward Jewesbury
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Henry V (1989)
Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)
Valentino Macchi
Italy
Best movies:
Franco Zeffirelli's The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Conversation Piece (1974)
Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)
![John Harvey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/593/161593444_56e0be.jpg)
John Harvey
UK
Best movies:
The Devil's Disciple (1959)
Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)
Stage Fright (1950)
Bruno Bertocci
Best movies:
Amarcord (1973)
Divorce Italian Style (1961)
In the Name of the Italian People (1971)
Francesco Anniballi
Best movies:
Viva Italia! (1977)
Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)
Down and Dirty (1976)
Nestore Cavaricci
USA
Best movies:
Avanti! (1972)
The Big Racket (1976)
I Am Afraid (1977)
Sergio Serafini
Best movies:
1900 (1976)
I Am Afraid (1977)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)