Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)
- Director(s):
- Giuliano Montaldo
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One of the most notorious American judicial cases of the 20th century is paced and photographed like a spaghetti Western in the Italian Sacco and Vanzetti. There is no denying that Nicola Sacco (Riccardo Cucciolla) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (Gian Maria Volontè) were anarchists. But it is highly doubtful that Sacco and Vanzetti were guilty of murder. However, their trial took place at the height of the 1920s "Red Scare," so there was little opportunity for the two men to receive fair treatment. Despite worldwide protests from politicians, intellectuals, and "average Joes," Sacco and Vanzetti were executed on August 23, 1927, after spending nearly seven years on death row. Like most TV and film accounts of this story, Sacco and Vanzetti is clearly sympathetic to the main characters. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Lewis Ciannelli
- Cyril Cusack - Frederick Katzmann
- John Harvey
- Geoffrey Keen - Judge Webster Thayer
- Felicity Mason
- Valentino Orfeo
- Giacomo Piperno
- Gian Maria Volontè - Bartolomeo Vanzetti
- Paul Sheriff
- Riccardo Cucciolla - Nicola Sacco
- Rosanna Fratello - Rosa Sacco
- Edward Jewesbury
- Claude Mann - Journalist
- Milo O'Shea - Defense Lawyer Fred Moore
- Perry Desmmond
- William Prince - Defense Lawyer William Thompson
- Armenia Balducci
- John Gray
- Director(s):
- Giuliano Montaldo
- Writer(s):
- Fabrizio Onofri, Ottavio Jemma, Giuliano Montaldo
- Producer(s):
- Harry Colombo, Giorgio Papi, Arrigo Colombo
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- 1971 - Sacco and Vanzetti - Cannes Film Festival - Best Actor
