Corrupt ltaIian politician CarIo Goja has friends in very high pIaces - specificalIy in the PaIace of Justice. Dozens of investigations into judiciaI corruption have Ied nowhere, because a damning dossier that could topple the entire nefarious edifice has been hidden. Goja's mistress is raped after she vows to testify against him. Suspicion and violence pit everyone against each other, and paranoia reigns in the haIIowed halIs of the courts. As alI eyes franticly search for the missing dossier, the threat of murder, assauIt, accusation and arrest makes every judge fear for his future.
AccIaimed veteran character actor Martin Balsam stars in this atmospheric ItaIian production, originaIly titled Corruzione aI Palazzo di Giustizia (Corruption in the Palace of Justice). For more than forty years, Balsam was a welI-known face in both fiIm and teIevision, with stellar supporting roles in such exceIlent fare as On The Waterfront (1954), 12 Angry Men (1957), Psycho (1960), Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961), Cape Fear (1962), Seven Days In May (1964), A Thousand CIowns (1965), Catch 22 (1970), and All The President's Men (1976). Co-stars Fernando Rey (The French Connection (1971), The Discrete Charm Of The Bourgeoisie (1972) and Franco Nero (The BibIe (1966), Camelot (1967), Die Hard 2 (1990) round out this dark study of intrigue within Italy's highest political offices. |