Confessions of a Police Captain

Name: Confessions of a Police Captain
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1971-03-26
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 7.30
Cast: Claudio Gora, Martin Balsam, Marilù Tolo, Franco Nero

– Confessions of a Police Captain (Italian: Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore de..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.30 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 41 Minutes

Release Year:

1971

Original Name:

Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della Repubblica

Confessions of a Police Captain (Italian: Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblica, also known as Confessions of a Police Commissioner to the District Attorney) is an Italian crime-drama film about a cop starring Franco Nero and Martin Balsam who is caught up in suffocating and incriminating big city "corruption." Nero tries desperately to bring an elusive criminal to justice who has been a thorn in his side for many years. This cop has a tough decision to make; does he turn in his partner or turn his head? The film won the Golden Prize at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1971 and the Prix lntemational de l'Academie du Cinema at the Étoile de Cristal Awards in 1972.

Styles:

Tragic Ending, Disturbing, Rough, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

1970s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

Italy

Filming Locations:

Italy

Genre:

Crime, Drama

Editor's Pick for:

Boys' night

Release Date:

26 Mar 1971

Language:

Italian

MPAA Content-Rating:

PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Directed by:

Damiano Damiani

Story Written By:

Fulvio Gicca Palli, Damiano Damiani, Salvatore Laurani

Main Actors:

Claudio Gora, Martin Balsam, Marilù Tolo, Franco Nero

Plot:

One of the first films about the mafia occurrence, in which the fight is hopeless, because "the polyp's feeler" reaches everything and everybody. A police inspector and a deputy public prosecutor try to prove that the architect in the city is in the mafia.

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.2/10