Connection
Illustrious Corpses is a italien film of genre Thriller directed by Francesco Rosi released in USA on 12 february 1976 with Lino Ventura
Illustrious Corpses (1976)
Cadaveri eccellenti
If you like this film, let us know!
Add to a movie listIllustrious Corpses (Italian: Cadaveri eccellenti) is a 1976 Italian thriller film directed by Francesco Rosi and starring Lino Ventura. The film was screened at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into the main competition. Its title refers to the surrealist game, Cadavre Exquis, invented by André Breton, in which the participants draw consecutive sections of a figure without seeing what the previous person has drawn, leading to unpredictable results, and is meant to describe the meandering nature of the film with its unpredictable foray into the world of political manipulations, as well as the ("illustrous") corpses of the murdered judges.
In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved.
Synopsis
The film starts with the murder of District Attorney Vargas in Palermo, amongst a climate of demonstrations, strikes and political tension between the Left and the government. The subsequent investigation failing, the police assign the protagonist Inspector Rogas (Lino Ventura) to solve the case. While he is starting his investigation, two judges are killed. All victims turn out to have worked together on several cases. After Rogas discovers evidence of corruption surrounding the three government officials, he is encouraged by superiors "not to forage after gossip," but to trail the "crazy lunatic who for no reason whatever is going about murdering judges." This near admission of guilt drives Rogas to seek out three men wrongfully convicted by the murdered judges. He is joined by a journalist friend working for a far-left newspaper, Cusan.Actors
Lino Ventura
(Inspector Amerigo Rogas)
Renato Salvatori
(Police Commissioner)
Tino Carraro
(Chief of Police)
Max von Sydow
(Supreme Court President)
Alain Cuny
(Judge Rasto)
Comments
Leave comment :
Suggestions of similar film to Illustrious Corpses
There are 363 films with the same actors, 19 films with the same director, 24038 with the same cinematographic genres (including 5989 with exactly the same 2 genres than Illustrious Corpses), 14641 films with the same themes (including 3 films with the same 6 themes than Illustrious Corpses), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.If you liked Illustrious Corpses, you will probably like those similar films :
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
, 2h30Directed by Francesco Rosi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Politic
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Gian Maria Volonté, Lea Massari, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain Cuny, Irène Papas, Antonio Allocca
Rating76%
Carlo Levi was a painter and writer, but he also had a degree in medicine. Arrested in 1935 by Mussolini's regime for his anti-Fascist activities, he was sent to live in a remote town in southern Italy, in the region of Lucania which is known today as Basilicata. The landscape was beautiful, the peasantry poor and neglected. Since the local doctors were not interested in peasants and not trusted by them, he began to help them.
The Mattei Affair (1972)
, 1h56Directed by Francesco Rosi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Gangster films
Actors Gian Maria Volonté, Luigi Squarzina, Edda Ferronao, Peter Baldwin, Franco Graziosi, Camillo Milli
Rating75%
Qui menaçait Enrico Mattei, fonctionnaire dévoué et patron de la Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (ENI, ), mort dans le crash de son avion en 1962 ?
Salvatore Giuliano (1962)
, 1h47Directed by Francesco Rosi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Documentary, Action, Historical, Crime, Politic
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Gangster films
Actors Salvo Randone, Frank Wolff, Nando Cicero, Francesco Rosi
Rating72%
Juillet 1950. Le cadavre du bandit sicilien Salvatore Giuliano est découvert dans la cour d'une maison de Castelvetrano. Un commissaire y dresse un bref constat, des journalistes recueillent quelques renseignements. Plus tard, son corps est exposé à Montelepre, sa commune natale ; la foule vient s'y recueillir, sa mère le pleure...
Lucky Luciano (1973)
, 1h45Directed by Francesco Rosi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Biography, Mob film, Crime
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Gangster films
Actors Gian Maria Volonté, Vincent Gardenia, Rod Steiger, Charles Cioffi, Larry Gates, Silverio Blasi
Rating63%
Le film retrace la biographie de la figure mythique de la mafia italo-américaine, Salvatore Lucania, alias Lucky Luciano. Après la guerre des Castellammarese et l'élimination d'une quarantaine d'adversaires, il devient l'indiscuté capo di tutti capi de la Commission en 1931.
Many Wars Ago (1970)
, 1h41Directed by Francesco Rosi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Gian Maria Volonté, Pier Paolo Capponi, Alain Cuny, Franco Graziosi, Mark Frechette, Nino Vingelli
Rating75%
On the Trentino Front during World War One around 1916-17, Italian army officers demand far too much of their men.
The Palermo Connection (1990)
, 1h40Directed by Francesco Rosi
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Gangster films
Actors James Belushi, Mimi Rogers, Joss Ackland, Vittorio Gassman, Philippe Noiret, Marco Leonardi
Rating56%
Carmine Bonavia is elected mayor of New York City on the issue of drug legalization. After the election, he marries and travels to his ancestral home of Sicily for their honeymoon where he encounters men of power will stop at nothing to prevent the legalization of drugs, which threatens their business.
La Terra Trema (1949)
, 2h45Directed by Franco Zeffirelli, Francesco Rosi, Luchino Visconti
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Political films
Actors Luchino Visconti, Mario Pisu, Antonio Pietrangeli
Rating77%
The story takes place in Aci Trezza (Jaci Trizza), a small fishing village on the east coast of Sicily, Italy.
Hands over the City (1963)
, 1h50Directed by Francesco Rosi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Themes Mafia films, Political films, Gangster films
Actors Rod Steiger, Salvo Randone, Guido Alberti, Renato Terra
Rating75%
A ruthless Neapolitan land developer and elected city councilman, Edoardo Nottola (Rod Steiger), manages to use political power to make personal profit in a large scale suburban real estate deal. However, after the collapse of a residential building, the Communist councilman De Vita (Carlo Fermariello) initiates an inquiry on Nottola's possible connection to the accident.
The Challenge (1958)
, 1h27Directed by Francesco Rosi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors José Suárez, Rosanna Schiaffino, Nino Vingelli, Angela Luce, Rosita Pisano, Renato Terra
Rating67%
Vito Polara vit dans l'un des nombreux quartiers pauvres de Naples, où les signes des bombardements de la Seconde Guerre mondiale sont encore évidents. Pour survivre, il pratique la contrebande de cigarettes avec Gennaro et Raffaele. Les membres décident d'acheter, pour payer la location du camion, un chargement de citrouilles et de courgettes auprès des agriculteurs.
Forbidden (1955)
, 1h44Directed by Mario Monicelli, Francesco Rosi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Mel Ferrer, Gino Buzzanca, Lea Massari, Henri Vilbert, Eduardo Ciannelli, Germaine Kerjean
Rating57%
Don Paolo, un jeune ecclésiastique amoureux d'Agnese, tente de faire régner la paix et la fraternité dans un petit village de Sardaigne où deux familles se font la guerre...