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Hands over the City
Hands over the City

Hands over the City

Genres

Drama

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Prior to a city council election, the collapse of a building leaves a land developer and his political backers defending themselves against a scandal.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

11 October 1963

Country

Italy

Cast

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Edoardo Nottola

Salvo Randone

Salvo Randone

Professor De Angelis

Guido Alberti

Guido Alberti

Maglione

Marcello Cannavale

Marcello Cannavale

Friend of Nottola

Dante Di Pinto

Dante Di Pinto

President of Inquiry Committee

Alberto Conocchia

Alberto Conocchia

Friend of Nottola

Carlo Fermariello

Carlo Fermariello

De Vita

Terenzio Cordova

Terenzio Cordova

Prosecutor

Gaetano Grimaldi Filioli

Gaetano Grimaldi Filioli

Friend of Nottola

Angelo D'Alessandro

Angelo D'Alessandro

Balsamo

Vincenzo Metafora

Vincenzo Metafora

Mayor

Dany París

Dany París

Dany

Alberto Amato

Alberto Amato

City Councillor (uncredited)

Ennio Antonelli

Ennio Antonelli

Man in angry mob in Town Council (uncredited)

Renzo Farinelli

Renzo Farinelli

Jounalist (uncredited)

Pasquale Martino

Pasquale Martino

Head of the archive (uncredited)

Mario Perelli

Mario Perelli

Head of the technical office (uncredited)

Franco Rigamonte

Franco Rigamonte

City Councillor (uncredited)

Renato Terra

Renato Terra

Jounalist (uncredited)

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