Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and the social order it protects.
Cast
Gian Maria Volonté
Dottore
Florinda Bolkan
Augusta Terzi
Gianni Santuccio
Police Prefect
Orazio Orlando
Biglia
Sergio Tramonti
Antonio Pace
Arturo Dominici
Mangani
Aldo Rendine
Nicola Panunzio
Massimo Foschi
Augusta's Husband
Aleka Paizi
Governess
Vittorio Duse
Canes
Pino Patti
Wiretapping Dep. Head
Salvo Randone
Plumber
Fulvio Grimaldi
Patanè
Giuseppe Aguinaldo Nicastro
Unknown
Filippo De Gara
Unknown
Ugo Adinolfi
Unknown
Franco Marletta
Unknown
Giacomo Bellini
Unknown
Giuseppe Terranova
Unknown
Vincenzo Falanga
Unknown
Roberto Bonanni
Unknown
Guido Buzzelli
Unknown
Gino Usai
Unknown
Calogero Azzaretto
Man Listening the Speech of Dottore (uncredited)
Gianfranco Barra
Interrogation Officer (uncredited)
Aristide Caporale
Man at Police Headquarters (uncredited)
Ettore Geri
Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited)
Alfonso Giganti
Policeman (uncredited)
Franco Magno
Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited)
Enrico Marciani
Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited)
Enzo Mondino
Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited)
Mario Pascucci
Policeman (uncredited)
Fulvio Pellegrino
Policeman Listening the Speech of Dottore (uncredited)
Elio Petri
Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited)
Mario Silvestri
Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited)
Alessandro Tedeschi
Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)
Armando Tortorici
Arrested Contestant (uncredited)
Romano Moraschini
Policeman (uncredited)
Ugo Ballester
Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited)
Crew
Elio Petri
Director, Screenplay, Screenstory, Story
Ugo Pirro
Screenplay, Screenstory, Story
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Adriana Olasio
Assistant Editor
Edoardo Romani
Assistant Editor
Luigi Kuveiller
Director of Photography
Antonio Gabrielli
First Assistant Director, Assistant Director
Lorenzo Magnolia
Second Assistant Director, Assistant Director
Daniele Senatore
Producer
Marina Cicogna
Producer
Carlo Egidi
Production Design
Ubaldo Terzano
Camera Operator
Antonio Annunziata
Assistant Camera
Angela Sammaciccia
Costume Designer
Rosa Luciani
Hair Designer, Hairstylist
Franco Corridoni
Makeup Designer, Makeup Artist
Mario Amari
Sound Mixer
Mario Bramonti
Sound Recordist, Sound
Giuseppe Muratori
Boom Operator
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Bruno Nicolai
Music Director, Conductor
Mario Tursi
Still Photographer
Armenia Balducci
Script Supervisor
Romano Cardarelli
Production Director, Production Manager
Egidio Spugnini
Assistant Production Design
Sergio Emidi
Key Grip
Sergio Coletta
Gaffer
Alfredo Petri
Unit Manager
Hermes Gallippi
Unit Manager
Roberto Onorati
Production Secretary
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