The Sicilian Checkmate (1972)
Taking place almost entirely during a murder trial, the film details in significant detail the deep roots sunk by organised crime into the business and political life of Sicily.
- Released
- 1972-02-03
- Genres
- Crime
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Florestano Vancini, Dino Maiuri, Massimo De Rita, Fabio Pittorru
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- Enrico Maria Salerno as Prosecutor
- Gastone Moschin as Colonnesi, defense attorney
- Riccardo Cucciolla as Professor Salemi
- Mario Adorf as Amedeo Barrese
- Ciccio Ingrassia as Ferdinando Giacalone
- Aldo Giuffrè as Giuseppe Salemi
- Michele Abruzzo as Zaccaria
- Ferruccio De Ceresa as Senator
- Turi Ferro as Judge Nicola Altofascio
- Mariangela Melato as Rosaria Licata
- Guido Leontini as Vacirca
- Elio Zamuto as Verzi