The Sicilian Checkmate

The Sicilian Checkmate
1972Crime90 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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.

  • Florestano Vancini

    Director

  • Massimo De Rita

    Screenplay

  • Fabio Pittorru

    Screenplay

  • Fabio Pittorru

    Story

  • Dino Maiuri

    Screenplay

  • Massimo Felisatti

    Screenplay

  • Massimo Felisatti

    Story

  • Giuseppe Fava

    Theatre Play

  • Antonio Secchi

    Director of Photography

  • Tatiana Casini Morigi

    Editor

  • Enrico Maria Salerno

    Prosecutor

  • Gastone Moschin

    Colonnesi, defense attorney

  • Riccardo Cucciolla

    Professor Salemi

  • Mario Adorf

    Amedeo Barrese

  • Ciccio Ingrassia

    Ferdinando Giacalone

  • Aldo Giuffrè

    Giuseppe Salemi

  • Michele Abruzzo

    Zaccaria

  • Ferruccio De Ceresa

    Senator

  • Turi Ferro

    Judge Nicola Altofascio

  • Mariangela Melato

    Rosaria Licata

  • Guido Leontini

    Vacirca

  • Elio Zamuto

    Verzi

  • Mico Cundari

  • Julien Guiomar

    Commissario Golino

  • Georges Wilson

    Crupi

  • Silvia Dionisio

    Giacalone's daughter

  • Liana Trouché

  • Consalvo Dell'Arti

  • Michele Gammino

  • Guido Celano

  • Alessandro Perrella

    Savoca

  • Marcello Di Martire

  • Franco Fantasia

  • Gianni Pulone

  • Franco Balducci

    Gaetano

  • Maria Grazia Buccella

  • Milla Johansson

    Blonde woman with Verzi (uncredited)

    • Runtime

    90 minutes

    Released

    1972-02-03

    Languages

    Italiano

    Sound

  • Ennio Morricone

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    715 days ago

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