Facing El Chapo
2026 · Crime · Action
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Film / 1978
Closed Circuit
Directed by
Giuliano Montaldo
At the local cinema, an audience watches a Spaghetti Western matinee. During the film's on-screen climactic duel, a bullet is fired into a patron. With no leads and a theater full of suspects, police investigators lock the doors, put everyone back in their seats, and run the movie again. But will this shot in the dark reveal the real killer?
The story
At the local cinema, an audience watches a Spaghetti Western matinee. During the film's on-screen climactic duel, a bullet is fired into a patron. With no leads and a theater full of suspects, police investigators lock the doors, put everyone back in their seats, and run the movie again. But will this shot in the dark reveal the real killer?
Cast
Flavio BucciIl sociologo
Aurore ClémentGiovane signora
Tony KendallRoberto Vinci
Ettore ManniQuestore
Giuliano GemmaIl pistolero
Brizio MontinaroCommissario
Loris BazzocchiAgente in borghese
William Berger2° pistolero
Luciano CatenacciVice Questore
Alfredo PeaGarzone
Gabriele TozziControllore
Angela SerrainoRagazza bionda
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Elisabetta VirgiliAdolescente
Maria Pia AttanasioVecchia signora
Micaela PignatelliAccompagnatrice
Laura D'AngeloMaschera al cinema
Giovanni Di BenedettoNonno
Umberto GradiBambino
Mattia SbragiaAdolescente
Giorgio CerioniDuro #1
Franco BalducciDuro #2
Guerrino CrivelloPiccoletto
Agla MarsiliCassiera
Franco MazzieriBarista
Enzo SpitaleriSignore alto e solitario
Attilio DuseDirettore del cinema
Annabella AndreoliSpettatrice
Antonio BonifacioGiovane bruno
Luciano RossiAssistente proiezionista
Luigi UzzoFumatore
Sergio DoriaGiovane signore
Mario CecchiUomo in grigio
Marzio HonoratoRegista
Gino UsaiPoliziotto
Gianni OttavianiMagistrato
Michela MartiniRagazza controllore
Dina SassoliPadrona pensione
Pino LorinGiornalista
Conchita AiroldiGiornalista
Gennarino PappagalliColonnello SID
Bruno Di GeronimoProduttore
Irene BignardiIntervistatrice
Federico Neri(voice) (uncredited)
Maria TedeschiElderly Audience Member
Alessandro TedeschiElderly Audience Member
Benito StefanelliRick (archive footage)
Bruno RomagnoliPhotographer
Vittorio RipamontiAudience Member
Vezio NatiliAudience Member with Glasses
Giuseppe MarroccoAudience Member
Giuseppe MarcocuAudience Member
Augusta Di VincenziAudience Member
Anthony DawsonSamuel Pratt (archive footage)
Massimo CiprariMan in Crowd
Federico BoidoRoger Pratt (archive footage)
Mario AdorfHarry (archive footage)
Paolo PassanisiYoung Lady's Husband
Renato RanieriJournalist
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