Confessions of a Police Captain

Confessions of a Police Captain

Directed by	Damiano Damiani
Produced by	Mario Montanari Bruno Turchetto
Written by	Damiano Damiani Fulvio Gicca Palli Salvatore Laurani
Starring	Franco Nero Martin Balsam
Music by	Riz Ortolani
Cinematography	Claudio Ragona
Edited by	Antonio Siciliano
Release dates	26 March 1971 (1971-03-26)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Confessions of a Police Captain (Italian: Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblica, also known as Confessions of a Police Commissioner to the District Attorney) is an Italian crime-drama film.

The film won the Golden Prize at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival in 1971^[1]^[2]^[3] and the Prix lntemational de l'Academie du Cinema at the Étoile de Cristal Awards in 1972.^[3]^[4]

Plot

D.A. Traini strives to convict Ferdinando Lomunno of playing a leading role in local organised crime. He learns that Commissioner Bonavia feels he has unfinished business with Lomunno because Lomunno once ordered the assassination of a politician who had been admired by Bonavia. While Traini takes his pride in going by the book, policeman Bonavia lost his confidence in common law and is about to become a vigilante.

Cast

Franco Nero: Deputy D.A. Traini
Martin Balsam: Commissioner Bonavia
Marilù Tolo: Serena Li Puma
Claudio Gora: District Attorney Malta
Luciano Catenacci: Ferdinando Lomunno
Giancarlo Prete: Giampaolo Rizzo
Arturo Dominici: Lawyer Canistraro
Michele Gammino: Gammino
Adolfo Lastretti: Michele Li Puma
Nello Pazzafini: prisoner

Releases

Wild East released this on a limited edition R0 NTSC DVD alongside The Summertime Killer in 2010.

References

↑ "7th Moscow International Film Festival (1971)". MIFF. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
↑ Ministero degli affari esteri. Il cinema italiano nel mondo. Ediars-Oggi e domani, 2002.
1 2 Who's who in Italy, Volume 1. Intercontinental Book & Publishing, 2009.
↑ "Confession d'un commissaire de police". Étoile de Cristal. Retrieved 12 December 2011.

External links

Confessions of a Police Captain at the Internet Movie Database

Moscow International Film Festival Main Award

1959-1967 Grand Prix	Destiny of a Man (1959) The Naked Island – Clear Skies (1961) 8½ (1963) War and Peace – Twenty Hours (1965) The Journalist – Father (1967)

1969-1987 Golden Prize	Lucía – Serafino – We'll Live Till Monday (1969) Confessions of a Police Captain – Live Today, Die Tomorrow! – The White Bird Marked with Black (1971) That Sweet Word: Liberty! – Affection (1973) The Promised Land – Dersu Uzala – We All Loved Each Other So Much (1975) The Fifth Seal – El puente – Mimino (1977) Christ Stopped at Eboli – Siete días de enero – Camera Buff (1979) O Homem que Virou Suco – The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone – Teheran 43 (1981) Amok – Alsino and the Condor – Vassa (1983) Come and See – A Soldier's Story – The Descent of the Nine (1985) Intervista (1987)

1989 - Golden St. George	The Icicle Thief (1989) Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea (1991) Me Ivan, You Abraham (1993) (No award in 1995) Marvin's Room (1997) Will to Live (1999) Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (2000) The Believer (2001) Resurrection (2002) The End of a Mystery (2003) Our Own (2004) Dreaming of Space (2005) About Sara (2006) Travelling with Pets (2007) As Simple as That (2008) Pete on the Way to Heaven (2009) Hermano (2010) Las olas (2011) Junkhearts (2012) Particle (2013) My Man (2014)

Films directed by Damiano Damiani

Lipstick (1960)
Arturo's Island (1962)
The Reunion (1963)
The Empty Canvas (1963)
La strega in amore (1966)
A Bullet for the General (1966)
The Day of the Owl (1968)
A Complicated Girl (1969)
The Most Beautiful Wife (1970)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
The Assassin of Rome (1972)
The Devil Is a Woman (1974)
How to Kill a Judge (1975)
A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975)
I Am Afraid (1977)
Goodbye & Amen (1978)
A Man on His Knees (1980)
The Warning (1980)
Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
Pizza Connection (1985)
The Inquiry (1986)
Massacre Play (1989)
The Dark Sun (1990)

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