Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- Italian
- Country
- Italy
- Violence
- Strong
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
- One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.
- In Italian — subtitles on.
The story
Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and the social order it protects.
- police brutality
- rome
- italy
- black humor
- social satire
- sexual sadism
- masochist
- crime investigation
- political repression
- power abuse
- kafkaesque
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Gian Maria Volonté
Dottore
Florinda Bolkan
Augusta Terzi
Gianni Santuccio
Police Prefect
Orazio Orlando
Biglia
- Sergio Tramonti — Antonio Pace
- Arturo Dominici — Mangani
- Aldo Rendine — Nicola Panunzio
- Massimo Foschi — Augusta's Husband
- Aleka Paizi — Governess
- Vittorio Duse — Canes
- Pino Patti — Wiretapping Dep. Head
- Salvo Randone — Plumber
- Fulvio Grimaldi — Patanè
- Giuseppe Aguinaldo Nicastro
- Filippo De Gara
- Directed
- Elio Petri
- Written
- Ugo Pirro, Elio Petri
Production
- Rating
- 8.2 / 10 · 893 ratings
- Studio
- Vera Film
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
