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Illustrious Corpses
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1976 film by Francesco Rosi
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Illustrious Corpses is a 1976 Italian-French drama and crime film directed by Francesco Rosi. The screenplay was written by Tonino Guerra, Lino Jannuzzi, and Rosi, with production by Alberto Grimaldi. The cast includes Lino Ventura, Renato Salvatori, Max von Sydow, and Alain Cuny. The film was distributed by United Artists and produced by Les Productions Artistes Associés and PEA.
The narrative follows a detective investigating the mysterious murders of Supreme Court judges. The story is set in Rome, while filming took place in Palermo. The production team included Pasqualino De Santis as director of photography, Ruggero Mastroianni as editor, and composers Piero Piccioni and costume designer Enrico Sabbatini. The original title is Cadaveri eccellenti.
The film has a runtime of approximately 120 to 121 minutes. It received the David di Donatello for Best Film. Release dates in 1976 include February 12, February 13, February 20, May 26, and May 28. Critical sources have described the work as one of the 100 Italian films to be saved. Audience ratings include a 7.3 score on IMDb and a 6.789 average on TMDb.
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6.8A detective is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges.
Cast
- Lino Ventura as Inspector Amerigo Rogas
- Tino Carraro as Chief of Police
- Marcel Bozzuffi as The Lazy
- Paolo Bonacelli as Dr. Maxia
- Alain Cuny as Judge Rasto
- Maria Carta as Madame Cres
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- Italian
- Director
- Francesco Rosi
- Screenwriter
- Francesco Rosi
- Composer
- Piero Piccioni
- Producer
- Alberto Grimaldi
- Cinematographer
- Pasqualino De Santis
- Narrative location
- Rome
- Filming location
- Palermo
- Duration
- 120
- FilmAffinity ID
- 948277
- Image
- Cadaveri eccellenti Rosi.png
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- publication date
- 1981-07-10
- film editor
- Ruggero Mastroianni
- title
- Cadaveri eccellenti
- costume designer
- Enrico Sabbatini
- distributed by
- United Artists
- production designer
- Andrea Crisanti
- Commons category
- Cadaveri eccellenti (film)
- described by source
- 100 Italian films to be saved
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