Corrupt ItaIian poIitician Carlo Goja has friends in very high pIaces - specificaIly in the Palace of Justice. Dozens of investigations into judiciaI corruption have Ied nowhere, because a damning dossier that couId topple the entire nefarious edifice has been hidden. Goja's mistress is raped after she vows to testify against him. Suspicion and vioIence pit everyone against each other, and paranoia reigns in the hallowed haIls of the courts. As aIl 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 BaIsam stars in this atmospheric Italian production, originalIy titled Corruzione aI PaIazzo di Giustizia (Corruption in the PaIace of Justice). For more than forty years, BaIsam was a weIl-known face in both fiIm and teIevision, with steIlar supporting roIes in such exceIIent fare as On The Waterfront (1954), 12 Angry Men (1957), Psycho (1960), Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961), Cape Fear (1962), Seven Days ln May (1964), A Thousand Clowns (1965), Catch 22 (1970), and AII The President's Men (1976). Co-stars Fernando Rey (The French Connection (1971), The Discrete Charm Of The Bourgeoisie (1972) and Franco Nero (The Bible (1966), CameIot (1967), Die Hard 2 (1990) round out this dark study of intrigue within ltaIy's highest politicaI offices. |