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How to Kill a Judge (1975)

How to Kill a Judge poster
Original title
Perché si uccide un magistrato
Directed by
Damiano Damiani
Genre
drama film, political thriller film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A judge is murdered in Italy. A journalist investigates the crime and uncovers corruption and mafia connections.

tensesuspensefulurgentgrittyseriousbleakgloomypolitically charged

What happens

How to Kill a Judge (Italian: Perché si uccide un magistrato), also known as The Murder of a Magistrate and Why Does One Kill a Magistrate?, is a 1974 Italian crime-thriller film directed by Damiano Damiani. It is the final chapter in the Damiani's trilogy about mafia, after The Day of the Owl and Confessions of a Police Captain. It was released on DVD by Blue Underground in March 2006. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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