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Smiling Maniacs (Corruzione al palazzo di giustizia)
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 (DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Corrupt Italian politician Carlo Goja has friends in very high places - specifically in the PaIace of Justice. Dozens of investigations into judicial corruption have led nowhere, because a damning dossier that could toppIe 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 haIlowed halls of the courts. As all eyes franticly search for the missing dossier, the threat of murder, assauIt, accusation and arrest makes every judge fear for his future.
Acclaimed 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 film and television, 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 ln May (1964), A Thousand Clowns (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 Bible (1966), CameIot (1967), Die Hard 2 (1990) round out this dark study of intrigue within ltaIy's highest poIiticaI offices. |
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