The Pisciotta Case
Seen it?1972 | 99 min | Drama, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Casino or Scarface, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1972: an older pace and style.
The magistrate, Scauri, inquires into the mysterious poisoning death of Gaspare Pisciotta, the imprisoned assassin of Salvatore Giuliano. He very soon finds himself struggling against a conspiracy of silence, which Scauri must therefore overcome in order to indict two powerful mafia bosses. His only hope comes for a brief moment from the testimony of the young prosecutor Lojacono. But The Organization is the most strong: the young prosecutor withdraws his deposition and the magistrate disappears in mysterious circumstances.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Eriprando Visconti
- Tony MusanteFrancesco Scauri
- Carla GravinaGemma
- Salvo RandoneDon Ferdinando Cusimano
- Antonio CasagrandeMaresciallo della guardia
- Saro UrzìDon Vincenzo Coluzzi
- Arturo DominiciMichele Scauri
- Marcella MichelangeliAdelaide Scauri
- Barbara PilavinRosalia Scauri
- Mico CundariD'Eusebio - il giornalista
- Michele PlacidoAmerigo Lo Jacono