Set during a retreat of Christian Democrat politicians who practice spiritual exercises together, it is an allegory of corrupted power. Disturbing, claustrophobic settings are the background to a series of mysterious crimes.
Cast
Gian Maria Volonté
M.
Marcello Mastroianni
Don Gaetano
Mariangela Melato
Giacinta
Ciccio Ingrassia
Voltrano
Franco Citti
Autista di M.
Cesare Gelli
Arras
Michel Piccoli
Lui
Renato Salvatori
Dr. Scalambri
Tino Scotti
Il cuoco
Adriano Amidei Migliano
Capra-Profiri
Giancarlo Badessi
Ventre
Marion Bartoli
Primogenito Lombo
Nito Costa
Prete giovane
Guerrino Crivello
Speaker TV
Marcella Di Falco
Saccà
Giulio Donnini
Bastante
Aldo Farina
Restrero
Giuseppe Leone
Martellini
Renato Malavasi
Michelozzi
Riccardo Mangano
Cardinal Beccarisi
Piero Mazzinghi
Caprarozza
Lino Murolo
Mozio
Piero Nuti
Schiavò
Loris Pereira Lopez
Lombo sr.
Riccardo Satta
Lomazzo
Luigi Uzzo
Aldo Lombo
Luigi Zerbinati
Caudo
Crew
Elio Petri
Director, Screenplay
Berto Pelosso
Co-Writer
Leonardo Sciascia
Novel
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Ivana Boggian
Assistant Editor
Cecilia Catalucci
Assistant Editor
Erminia Marani
Assistant Editor
Luigi Kuveiller
Director of Photography
Umberto Angelucci
First Assistant Director
Giovanni Piccioni
Second Assistant Director
Alfredo Petri
Production Supervisor
Vasco Mafera
Production Supervisor
Daniele Senatore
Producer
Giorgio Cardelli
Associate Producer
Francesco Genesi
Associate Producer
Dante Ferretti
Production Design
Ubaldo Terzano
Camera Operator
Renato Palmieri
Assistant Camera
Antonio Tonti
Assistant Camera
Tiziana Mancini
Assistant Costume Designer
Franco Carretti
Costume Design
Giusy Bovino
Hairstylist
Alfonso Gola
Makeup Department Head
Pietro Tenoglio
Makeup Artist
Alberto Bartolomei
Sound Mixer
Franco Bassi
Sound Mixer
Mario Bramonti
Sound
Giulio Viggiani
Boom Operator
Italo Cameracanna
Visual Effects
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Osvaldo Desideri
Set Decoration
Sergio Strizzi
Still Photographer
Luigina Lovari
Script Supervisor
Sergio Emidi
Key Grip
Sergio Coletta
Gaffer
Stefano Pegoraro
Production Manager
Antonio Mastronardi
Administration
Hermes Gallippi
Administration
Janice Munro
Production Secretary
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