Quick Trial
6.2
After a terrorist attack against a train, the police arrest the young laborer Stefano Baldini, member of a group of militant leftists. Entrusted for interrogation to Sergeant Pendicò and special agents Lorusso and Spasiani, Stefano dies, after four days, in unclear circumstances. Doubting the official version of the police, the second time in which a young person died in custody, journalist Cristina Visconti tries, with the aid of the sister of Stefano, to discover the truth. They rub up against a conspiracy of silence that encircles the acts of Pendicò and his associates. Frustrated beyond reason, Cristina tries a desperate ploy: publishing a story without evidence in the newspaper, accusing the three agents of having caused the death of Stefano with their blows. Cristina is put on trial for defamation. Can she avoid going to jail and also reveal the facts surrounding Stefano's death?
Where to watch
Not streaming anywhere
Not on any streaming service in United States, and not available to rent.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
22 people
Ira von Fürstenberg
Cristina Visconti, la giornalista
Known for
Five Dolls for an August Moon
Medicine Italian Style
Michele Placido
Stefano Baldini
Known for
Mary Forever
The Unknown Woman
Roberto Gerardi
Lucio De Caro
Lina Agostini
Gabriele Ferzetti
L'avvocato Finaldi
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Stelvio Cipriani
Mario Adorf
Procuratore Benedikter
Known for
The Tin Drum
The Italian Connection
Maurizio Mengoni
Olga Pedrini
Adalberto Maria Merli
Brigadiere Pendicò
Known for
The Knock Out Cop
The Night Caller
Piero Poggio
Lucio De Caro Director · Maurizio Mengoni Screenplay Piero Poggio Screenplay
First release May 1, 1974 · Original title Processo per direttissima
Production
Paris Interproductions (PIP)
Production
Languages
Original title
Processo per direttissima
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
France · May 1, 1974
Cannes Film Festival
Italy · June 9, 1974
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
June 10, 1976
More from Lucio De Caro
Other films they directed, best known first.
Some details come from TheTVDB.