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Excellent Cadavers is a american film of genre Drama directed by Ricky Tognazzi released in USA on 1 january 1999 with Chazz Palminteri

Excellent Cadavers (1999)

Excellent Cadavers
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Released in USA 1 january 1999
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Documentary,    Action,    Historical,    Crime
Rating64% 3.24563.24563.24563.24563.2456

Excellent Cadavers (also known as Falcone) is a 1999 television film directed by Ricky Tognazzi.

The film is based on the book with the same name by Alexander Stille and tells the real life events of judge Giovanni Falcone. It was filmed in Palermo and Rome.

The TV movie was broadcast by HBO October 16, 1999. In Italy it was released theatrically with the title I giudici - vittime eccellenti on August 2000.

Synopsis

1992. Le célèbre juge anti-Mafia Giovanni Falcone et son épouse meurent dans un attentat à la bombe alors qu'ils traversent Palerme en voiture. Retour en 1980. Intègre, idéaliste et résolu, Falcone commence sa carrière de magistrat au palais de justice de Palerme. Sa spécialité : les arnaques bancaires...

Actors

Chazz Palminteri

(Giovanni Falcone)
F. Murray Abraham

(Tommaso Buscetta)
Anna Galiena

(Francesca Morvillo)
Lina Sastri

(Agnese Borsellino)
Arnoldo Foà

(Judge Antonino Caponnetto)
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