The City Stands Trial

The City Stands Trial
The City Stands Trial
	Film poster
Directed by	Luigi Zampa
Written by	Suso Cecchi d'Amico; Diego Fabbri; Ettore Giannini; Francesco Rosi; Turi Vasile
Produced by	Paolo Moffa
Starring	Amedeo Nazzari ; Silvana Pampanini ; Paolo Stoppa
Cinematography	Enzo Serafin
Edited by	Eraldo Da Roma
Music by	Enzo Masetti
Production; company	Film Costellazione
Distributed by	Film Costellazione
Release date	5 September 1952;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The City Stands Trial (Italian: Processo alla città) is a 1952 Italian crime drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Silvana Pampanini and Paolo Stoppa. It is based on a revisiting of the Cuocolo murders and the struggle for control of Naples by the Camorra in the early 1900s. It is considered to be Zampa's most accomplished film.^[1] It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location in Naples. It was entered into the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival.^[2]

Synopsis

In Naples at the beginning of the twentieth century a double murder of husband and wife appears to be the work of the Camorra. A crusading young judge takes on the case but faces a number of threats and obstacles, and his investigation turns much of the population against him.

Cast

Amedeo Nazzari as Judge Spicacci
Silvana Pampanini as Liliana Ferrari
Paolo Stoppa as Perrone
Dante Maggio as Armando Capezzuto
Franco Interlenghi as Luigi Esposito
Irène Galter as Nunziata
Gualtiero Tumiati as Consigliere Capo
Rino Genovese as Mimì
Eduardo Ciannelli as Alfonso Navona
Tina Pica as Restaurant's cook
Turi Pandolfini as Don Filippetti
Mariella Lotti as Elena
Franca Tamantini as Carmela
Bella Starace Sainati as The Porter at Ruotolo's
Agostino Salvietti as Brigadiere Mastellone
Mimì Ferrari as Don Salvatore
Viviane Vallé as Maria
Vittorio André as Amedeo Contursi
Tina Castigliano as Amalia Tortorella
Vittoria Crispo as Neighbour of Ruotolos
Lino Crispo as Gennarino 'nzisto
Vittoria Donato as Adelina Leonardi
Mario Laurentino as The Jeweller De Nicola
Arturo Maghizzano as Mezarecchia
Pasquale Martino as Brigadiere Luigi Cifariello
Mario Passante as The Man Whom Filippetti Hands Ledgers
Nino Veglia as Maria's Pimp
Nino Vingelli as Pasqualino 'o 17
Carlo Pisacane as Don Rosario
Ada Colangeli as The Maid at Tortorella's
Ugo D'Alessio as Gennaro Ruotolo

References

^ Moliterno, The A to Z of Italian Cinema, p. 342
^ "1st Berlin International Film Festival: In Competition". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2009.

Bibliography

Moliterno, Gino (2008). The A to Z of Italian Cinema, Plymouth: Scarecrow Press ISBN 978-0-8108-6896-0

External links

The City Stands Trial at IMDb

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[1] Moliterno, The A to Z of Italian Cinema, p. 342

[Berlinale_1953-2] "1st Berlin International Film Festival: In Competition". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2009.

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