The City Stands Trial (1952)
- Original title
- Processo alla città
- Directed by
- Luigi Zampa
- Genre
- drama film, historical film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A prosecutor investigates a string of murders tied to organized crime in early 1900s Naples. The film follows his efforts to bring the powerful Camorra gang to justice.
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What happens
The City Stands Trial (Italian: Processo alla città) is a 1952 Italian crime drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Silvana Pampanini and Paolo Stoppa. It is based on a revisiting of the Cuocolo murders and the struggle for control of Naples by the Camorra in the early 1900s. It is considered to be Zampa's most accomplished film. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location in Naples. It was entered into the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Who Is Without Sin (1952)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.