On the first of May 1947, the bandit Salvatore Giuliano conducted a raid to the mountain pass Portella della Ginestra, with a view to capturing Sicily's most prominent communist, Giacomo Licausi. What actually happened was a regular massacre, leaving fourteen people dead and more than thirty wounded. In 1951, about a year after Giulano's violent death, his men are tried in Viterbo. Unconvinced by the official version, Gaspare Pasciotta's lawyer, decides to travel to Sicily and starts investigating the facts.
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Antonio Catania
L'avvocato
Known for
Boris
That's Life
David Coco
Pisciotta
Known for
The Talent of the Hornet
La Fuitina Sbagliata
Sergio Graziani
Il professore
Known for
The Unlikely Prince
Ma che colpa abbiamo noi
Aldo Puglisi
Il perito
Known for
Marriage Italian Style
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Francesco Guzzo
Cacaova
Known for
Life Is Beautiful
La Fuitina Sbagliata
Bruno de Stephanis
Giudice
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Pale Mountains
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Paolo Benvenuti Director · Paola Baroni Writer Mario Cereghino Writer
First release September 2, 2003 · Produced in Italy · Original title Segreti di stato
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Original title
Segreti di stato
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Italian
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Italian
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Italy · September 2, 2003
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