The Moro Affair
| The Moro Affair | |
|---|---|
 Italian theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Giuseppe Ferrara |
| Written by | Robert Katz Armenia Balducci Giuseppe Ferrara |
| Produced by | Mauro Berardi |
| Starring | Gian Maria Volonté |
| Cinematography | Camillo Bazzoni |
| Edited by | Roberto Perpignani |
| Music by | Pino Donaggio |
Production company | Yarno Cinematografica[1] |
| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Moro Affair (Italian: Il caso Moro) is a 1986 Italian crime film directed by Giuseppe Ferrara about the kidnapping of Aldo Moro in 1978.[2]
Plot
[edit]The film chronicles the 55 days of the kidnapping of Aldo Moro, from the Via Fani massacre to the discovery of the body of the Christian Democracy president in Via Caetani. It depicts the events that characterized those days, omitting conspiracy theories that emerged only in subsequent years, such as the presence of an official from SISMI near Via Fani on the morning of the attack and contacts between the state and criminal organizations (Camorra, Banda della Magliana, still active in 1986) to locate Moro's prison. The movie also includes artistic choices that contradict established historical facts, such as the absence of ski masks worn by the terrorists and the portrayal of Don Stefani entering the Red Brigades' hideout, events that never occurred.
Cast
[edit]- Gian Maria Volonté as Aldo Moro
- Mattia Sbragia as 1st Brigadist
- Bruno Zanin as 2nd Brigadist
- Consuelo Ferrara as 3rd Brigadist
- Enrica Maria Modugno as 4th Brigadist
- Enrica Rosso as 5th Brigadist
- Maurizio Donadoni as 6th Brigadist
- Stefano Abbati as 7th Brigadist
- Danilo Mattei as 8th Brigadist
- Massimo Tedde as 9th Brigadist
- Francesco Capitano as 10th Brigadist
- Margarita Lozano as Nora Moro
- Sergio Rubini as Giovanni Moro
- Daniela De Silva as Maria Fida Moro
- Emanuela Taschini as Anna Moro
Release
[edit]The film was released in Italy on 20 November 1986.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Il caso Moro (1986)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Carlo Gaudio (14 November 2014). Il Cinema Civile di Gian Maria Volonté (in Italian). Edizioni Nuova Cultura, 2014, p. 153. ISBN 9788868123710.
- ^ "Cinema a Roma - prime visioni - Il caso Moro" (in Italian). www.unita.it. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Cinema - Prime visioni a Biella - Il caso Moro" (in Italian). www.lastampa.it. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
Further reading
[edit]- Gilliom, Katherine Greenburg (2016). Searching for Truth: Constructing a Collective Memory of Aldo Moro in Italian Cinema (dissertation). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 September 2023 – via ProQuest.
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