He plays Lorenzo Santenocito, a wealthy, crude, and opportunistic capitalist. Santenocito is a master manipulator who uses any corrupt method at his disposal to maintain his success and evade accountability.
He plays Mariano Bonifazi, a strictly honest, incorruptible, and fiercely idealistic magistrate. Bonifazi is deeply concerned with the welfare of society and views his job as a crusade to eradicate the corrupt miscreants destroying his country. In nome del popolo italiano(1971)
It is a chilling conclusion that leaves the audience questioning whether a noble end can ever justify corrupt means. In nome del popolo italiano (1971) - IMDb He plays Lorenzo Santenocito, a wealthy, crude, and
The film is famous for its devastatingly cynical ending. Set against the backdrop of a chaotic, roaring crowd celebrating a massive victory by the Italian national football team, Bonifazi is forced to make a choice. Bonifazi is deeply concerned with the welfare of
—released internationally as In the Name of the Italian People —is a towering masterpiece of the Commedia all'italiana (Italian comedy style). Directed by the legendary Dino Risi and written by the legendary screenwriting duo Agenore Incrocci and Furio Scarpelli (Age & Scarpelli), the film is a razor-sharp, cynical, and deeply prophetic exploration of legal morality, social decay, and the bitter class divide in 1970s Italy.