Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Seen it?2012 | 129 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery, History
Monday Morning MaybeWhy 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, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and history buffs. If you loved Marathon Man or The Long Good Friday, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 9 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
On December 12, 1969, a bomb kills 17 people at the Piazza Fontana national bank in Milan, Italy, marking the beginning of the Years of Lead. Local anarchists are scapegoated for the massacre by police and the media, but a lone prosecutor uncovers a conspiracy of far-right groups, corrupt secret services, and other interests that seek to undermine democracy.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- 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 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana
- Valerio MastandreaLuigi Calabresi
- Pierfrancesco FavinoGiuseppe Pinelli
- Michela CesconLicia Pinelli
- Laura ChiattiGemma Calabresi
- Fabrizio GifuniAldo Moro
- Luigi Lo CascioUgo Paolillo
- Giorgio ColangeliFederico Umberto D'Amato
- Omero AntonuttiGiuseppe Saragat
- Thomas TrabacchiMarco Nozza
- Giorgio TirabassiIl Professore