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Excellent Cadavers (1999)

Excellent Cadavers (1999)

Drama Crime Thriller History TV Movie

Sicily. A land blessed by God, and cursed by man.

Release Date: 1999, October 16
Directors: Ricky Tognazzi
Countries: Italy, United States of America
Production: Dir International Films, Tidewater Entertainment, HBO Films
Cast: Mattia Sbragia, Federico Pacifici, Bruno Bilotta, Giuseppe Cederna, F. Murray Abraham, Loris Loddi, Salvatore Billa, Andrea Tidona, Pierfrancesco Favino, Remo Remotti, Marta Zoffoli, Chazz Palminteri

Overview:

Palermo, Sicily, 1984. Examining magistrate Giovanni Falcone allies with Tomasso Buscetta, a former mobster, to defeat the clan of Corleone, the ruthless Mafia faction that rules Cosa Nostra with an iron hand, cruelly eliminating all those who dare to oppose its immense power: other criminals, policemen, judges, even innocent civilians. One of them wants revenge, the other wants justice. But only one can survive such an unequal fight.

Keywords:

based on novel or book based on true story 1990s sicilian mafia mafia war 1980s historical figure italian history trial witness palermo, sicily prosecution judge anti-mafia cosa nostra pentito mafia trial