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Film / 1995
Un eroe borghese
Directed by
Michele Placido
1979. Lawyer Giorgio Ambrosoli is appointed liquidator of Banca Privata Italiana, the empire of mighty financier Michele Sindona. Teaming up with unassuming cop Silvio Novembre, Ambrosoli uncovers the real scope of Sindona's malpractice, exposing him as the middleman in a global network linking the Sicilian Mafia, Italy's ruling Christian Democrats, and CIA-backed covert operations across Western Europe. Isolated by his own government and pressured by mob hitmen, Ambrosoli refuses to back down, insisting he is …
The story
1979. Lawyer Giorgio Ambrosoli is appointed liquidator of Banca Privata Italiana, the empire of mighty financier Michele Sindona. Teaming up with unassuming cop Silvio Novembre, Ambrosoli uncovers the real scope of Sindona's malpractice, exposing him as the middleman in a global network linking the Sicilian Mafia, Italy's ruling Christian Democrats, and CIA-backed covert operations across Western Europe. Isolated by his own government and pressured by mob hitmen, Ambrosoli refuses to back down, insisting he is simply 'doing his duty'.
Cast
Michele PlacidoSilvio Novembre
Fabrizio BentivoglioGiorgio Ambrosoli
Omero AntonuttiMichele Sindona
Philippine Leroy-BeaulieuAnnalori Ambrosoli
Daan HugaertWilliam J. Aricò
Pascal DruantPiersandro Magnoni
Laure Killingsig.ra Novembre
Ricky TognazziMario Sarcinelli
Laura Bettidott.ssa Trebbi
Giuliano MontaldoRoberto Calvi
Gianpaolo BocelliRoberto Guzzi
Roberto Abbatiprof. Marino
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Luigi Dall'AglioGallo
Riccardo PeroniFrancesco
Alessandro BalducciAndrea
John Charles Murphy"John"
Cristina Cattellanisig.na Ridolfi
Grazia Migneco
Sebastiano FilocamoArienzo
Emiliana Perina
Massimo Loreto
Luca Criscuoli
Ubaldo Carosi
Lara SilvestriFrancesca Ambrosoli
Sebastiano SilvestriUmberto Ambrosoli
Aureliano Balducci
Martina De Petris
Valentina MirendaIsabella Novembre
Valeria MirendaCaterina Novembre
Emanuele Gallo PerozziFilippo Ambrosoli
Corrado BegaGiudice Viola (uncredited)
Sanford ClarkAvvocato americano (uncredited)
Keith Schwabinger(uncredited)
Rudy Ruggiero(uncredited)
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