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Hands over the City
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Wikipedia article
'Hands over the City' is a 1963 drama film directed by Francesco Rosi. It is a story of political corruption in post-World War II Italy.
Plot
A ruthless Neapolitan land developer and elected city councilman, Edoardo Nottola (Rod Steiger), manages to use political power to make personal profit in a large-scale suburban real-estate deal. However, after the collapse of a residential building, the communist councilman De Vita (Carlo Fermariello) initiates an inquiry into Nottola's possible connection to the accident.
Cast
* Rod Steiger as entrepreneur Edoardo Nottola
* Salvo Randone as De Angeli
* Guido Alberti as Maglione
* Angelo D'Alessandro as Balsamo
* Carlo Fermariello as De Vita
* Marcello Cannavale as Nottola's friend
* Alberto Canocchia as Nottola's friend
* Gaetano Grimaldi Filioli as Nottola's friend
* Dante Di Pinto as the president at the commission of enquiry
* Dany Paris as Maglione's lover
* Alberto Amato as a counsellor
* Franco Rigamonti as a counsellor
* Terenzio Cordova as the inspector
* Vincenzo Metafora as the mayor
Awards
The film won the Golden Lion award at the 1963 Venice Film Festival.
References
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