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Illustrious Corpses

Original title: Cadaveri eccellenti
  • 1976
  • PG
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.9K
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Illustrious Corpses (1976)
CrimeMysteryThriller

An investigation of the judges' assassinations reveals a political background.An investigation of the judges' assassinations reveals a political background.An investigation of the judges' assassinations reveals a political background.

  • Director
    • Francesco Rosi
  • Writers
    • Francesco Rosi
    • Tonino Guerra
    • Lino Iannuzzi
  • Stars
    • Lino Ventura
    • Tino Carraro
    • Marcel Bozzuffi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Francesco Rosi
    • Writers
      • Francesco Rosi
      • Tonino Guerra
      • Lino Iannuzzi
    • Stars
      • Lino Ventura
      • Tino Carraro
      • Marcel Bozzuffi
    • 25User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Lino Ventura
    Lino Ventura
    • Inspector Amerigo Rogas
    Tino Carraro
    • Chief of Police
    Marcel Bozzuffi
    Marcel Bozzuffi
    • The lazy
    Paolo Bonacelli
    Paolo Bonacelli
    • Dr. Maxia
    Alain Cuny
    Alain Cuny
    • Judge Rasto
    Maria Carta
    Maria Carta
    • Madame Cres
    Luigi Pistilli
    Luigi Pistilli
    • Cusan
    Tina Aumont
    Tina Aumont
    • The prostitute
    Renato Salvatori
    Renato Salvatori
    • Police commisary
    Paolo Graziosi
    Paolo Graziosi
    • Galano
    Anna Proclemer
    Anna Proclemer
    • Nocio's wife
    Fernando Rey
    Fernando Rey
    • Security Minister
    Max von Sydow
    Max von Sydow
    • Supreme Court's President
    Charles Vanel
    Charles Vanel
    • Procurator Varga
    Carlo Tamberlani
    Carlo Tamberlani
    • Archbishop
    Corrado Gaipa
    • Supposed Mafioso
    Enrico Ragusa
    • Capuchin Monk
    Claudio Nicastro
    Claudio Nicastro
    • General
    • Director
      • Francesco Rosi
    • Writers
      • Francesco Rosi
      • Tonino Guerra
      • Lino Iannuzzi
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    • Trivia
      The title refers to a party game, Cadavres Exquis (Exquisite Corpses) invented by the French Surrealists. Each person in turn would be handed a piece of paper folded accordion fashion so that only one narrow horizontal strip showed at a time. The person would draw a section of a human body but would not know what other people had previously drawn. At the end the paper would be unfolded to show the entire body, which would be a mixture of fat and thin, young and old, male and female, etc. The title therefore means that one is not able to use what happens as any guide to what will happen next.
    • Connections
      Edited into Lo schermo a tre punte (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Jeanne y Paul
      Written and performed by Astor Piazzolla
      Courtesy of Paganmusic S.r.l.

    User reviews25

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    Astounding crime film!

    What more can be said? This is one of the finest examples of Italian cinema I have seen. Gripping, intense and thought provoking. Not to mention fantastically acted, directed, edited, shot and produced.

    The story revolves around Lino Ventura, Italy's No.1 homicide detective. He is called in onto the case of an assassinated judge and has to piece it together. As the movie proceeds more judges are killed by an unknown party....

    What makes this movie shine more than anything is the plot, it's thicker than cement. When you think you have your finger pointed in the right direction, something else pops up and leads you in yet another direction... FANTASTIC!!!
    • floyd-27
    • Sep 5, 2000
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    • Release date
      • February 20, 1976 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Izuzetni lesevi
    • Filming locations
      • Agrigento, Sicily, Italy(Judge's body laid on the road: 37.3052°N, 13.5751°E)
    • Production companies
      • Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA)
      • Les Productions Artistes Associés
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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