Illustrious Corpses
1976 · Movie · PG · 121 min · ★ 6.8 · 81% critics
After several high-ranking judges are murdered, a seasoned investigator is sent to find the killer. What begins as a difficult murder case slowly opens into a tense maze of political pressure, false leads, and growing suspicion.
Also known as The Context
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Details
- Original title
- Cadaveri eccellenti
- Years
- 1976
- Release date
- 1976-02-12
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (102 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy slow-burn political mysteries with a grim, uneasy mood and layered corruption, somewhere between Sorcerer and The Desert of the Tartars; Not for you if you want fast action or clear-cut answers.
Pros: gripping paranoid mood; thought-provoking mystery; striking opening | Cons: slow pacing; convoluted plot; uneven second half
Awards & recognition
- David di Donatello — Best Film
Cast & crew
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
Luigi Pistilli
as Cusan
Tina Aumont
as The Prostitute
Renato Salvatori
as Police Commissioner
Paolo Graziosi
as Galano
Directed by Francesco Rosi