''Hands over the City'' ( it, Le mani sulla città) is a 1963 drama film directed by Francesco Rosi. It is a story of political corruption in post- World War II Italy.

Plot

A ruthless

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land developer and elected city councilman, Edoardo Nottola (

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), manages to use political power to make personal profit in a large-scale

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an real-estate deal. However, after the collapse of a residential building, the

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councilman De Vita ( Carlo Fermariello) initiates an inquiry into Nottola's possible connection to the accident.

Cast

as entrepreneur Edoardo Nottola * Salvo Randone as De Angeli * Guido Alberti as Maglione *

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as Balsamo * Carlo Fermariello as De Vita * Marcello Cannavale as Nottola's friend *

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as Nottola's friend *

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as Nottola's friend *

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as the president at the commission of enquiry *

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as Maglione's lover *

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as a counsellor *

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as a counsellor * Terenzio Cordova as the inspector *

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as the mayor

Awards

The film won the

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award at the 1963 Venice Film Festival.

References

External links

* *
''Hands over the City''
an essay by Stuart Klawans at the

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1963 films 1960s political drama films Italian black-and-white films Films set in Naples Italian political drama films 1960s Italian-language films Golden Lion winners Films directed by Francesco Rosi Films scored by Piero Piccioni 1963 drama films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub