CAST:
Rod Steiger (Edoardo Nottola),
Salvo Randone (De Angelis),
Guido Alberti (Maglione),
Angelo D'Alessandro (Balsamo),
Carlo Fermariello (De Vita)

SCRIPT:
Enzo Forcella,
Raffaele La Capria,
Enzo Provenzale,
Francesco Rosi

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Gianni Di Venanzo

Synopsis:
Social drama that won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1963. It is a story about corruption of politicians in Italy after the WW II.
Eduardo Nottola is a construction entrepreneur from Napoli who is planning to run for the position of the county commissioner that would enable him to control the building sites. However, just then one of the buildings that his company was building suddenly collapses and there is a big scandal. The opposition in the county’s council demands a thorough investigation. When the ruling party orders him to repeal his candidacy, Eduardo joins another party and gets elected. The new mayor, in spite of protests, allows him to build a whole new neighborhood.

35 mm, b/w, 105 min