Shadows Unseen

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Shadows Unseen
Abuso di potere
Abuso di potere.jpg
Directed by Camillo Bazzoni
Starring Frederick Stafford
Cinematography Claudio Ragona
Edited by Roberto Perpignani
Music by Riz Ortolani
Release date
  • 1972 (1972)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Abuso di potere (internationally released as Shadows Unseen) is a 1972 Italian crime film directed by Camillo Bazzoni. [1] The film, despite the original plot, contains several references to actual events, such as the killing of journalist Mauro De Mauro. [2]

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References

  1. "Una sfida alla mafia". La Stampa . 19 April 1972. p. 6.
  2. Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006. pp. 90–91.