An Eyewitness Account

An Eyewitness Account
Directed by	Pasquale Pozzessere
Written by	Giacomo Scarpelli Furio Scarpelli
Starring	Fabrizio Bentivoglio Claudio Amendola Margherita Buy
Cinematography	Luca Bigazzi
Music by	Franco Piersanti
Distributed by	Medusa
Release date	7 February 1997 (1997-02-07)(Italy)
Running time	90 minutes
Language	Italian

An Eyewitness Account (Italian : Testimone a rischio, also known as Risking Witness and Witness in Danger) is a 1997 thriller-drama film directed by Pasquale Pozzessere. It is based on real life events of Sicilian Mafia hit eyewitness Piero Nava. ^{[1] [2]} For his performance Fabrizio Bentivoglio won the David di Donatello Award for best actor and the Ciak d'oro in the same category. ^[3]

Cast

• Fabrizio Bentivoglio as Pietro Nava
• Claudio Amendola as Sandro Nardella
• Margherita Buy as Franca Nava
• Pierfrancesco Pergoli as Luca Nava
• Maurizio Donadoni as Vincenzo Turrini
• Arnaldo Ninchi as Cataldi
• Sara Franchetti as Franca's Mother
• Biagio Pelligra as Police Commissioner De Lio

Reception

The film opened in Italy on 26 screens and grossed $107,929 for the weekend, placing 14th at the box office. ^[4]

References

1. Deborah Young (March 1, 1997). "Review: 'Witness in Danger'". Variety . Retrieved 22 April 2014.
2. Roberto Chiti; Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN   8884401372.
3. Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN   8877422211.
4. "Italy Top 15". Screen International . 14 February 1997. p. 47. $1=L1,600

External links

• An Eyewitness Account at IMDb