Hands Over the City ( Le mani sulla città )

Hands Over the City (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Le mani sulla città
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Booklet
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 1963 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Francesco Rosi

Written By:
Francesco Rosi
Raffaele La Capria

Actors:
Rod Steiger ..... Edoardo Nottola
Salvo Randone ..... Professor De Angelis
Guido Alberti ..... Maglione
Marcello Cannavale ..... Friend of Nottola
Dante Di Pinto ..... President of Inquiry Committee
Alberto Conocchia ..... Friend of Nottola
Carlo Fermariello ..... De Vita
Terenzio Cordova ..... Prosecutor
Gaetano Grimaldi Filioli ..... Friend of Nottola
Angelo D'Alessandro ..... Balsamo
Vincenzo Metafora ..... Mayor
Dany París ..... Dany

Synopsis:

Winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Francesco Rosi's Le mani sulla città [Hands Over the City] is one of the finest political dramas ever made - a ferocious, invigorating exploration of civic corruption in post-war Naples with the intensity of the best Hollywood thrillers. Beginning with the collapse of an apartment building in a working-class district, the film zeroes in on the subsequent investigation of responsibility surrounding the disaster. At the centre is Edoardo Nottola (Rod Steiger), a wealthy land
developer and council member of the government's ruling party, who is determined to keep his personal and professional interests in the building of new government housing as intertwined as possible. With sterling performances and visual prowess, Rosi meticulously unpicks the tangled threads of interconnected favours and unscrupulous culture of self-reward within the halls of governmental power. This brilliant exposé (a major influence on countless filmmakers, including Coppola's Godfather films) remains as blazingly topical as the day of its premiere.

A ruthless Neapolitan land developer and elected city councilman, Edoardo Nottola (Rod Steiger), manages to use political power to make personal profit in a large scale suburban real estate deal. However, after the collapse of a residential building, the Communist councilman Da Vita initiates an inquiry on Nottola's possible connection to the accident.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 05 May, 2014.