The Moro Affair

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The Moro Affair
Il-caso-moro.jpg
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by Giuseppe Ferrara
Written by Robert Katz
Armenia Balducci
Giuseppe Ferrara
Produced byMauro Berardi
Starring Gian Maria Volonté
Cinematography Camillo Bazzoni
Edited by Roberto Perpignani
Music by Pino Donaggio
Production
company
Yarno Cinematografica [1]
Distributed by Variety Distribution
Release date
  • 20 November 1986 (1986-11-20)(Italy)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Moro Affair (Italian : Il caso Moro) is a 1986 Italian crime film directed by Giuseppe Ferrara about the kidnapping of Aldo Moro in 1978. [2]

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Plot

The film chronicles the 55 days of the kidnapping of Aldo Moro, from the Via Fani massacre to the discovery of the body of the Christian Democracy president in Via Caetani. It depicts the events that characterized those days, omitting conspiracy theories that emerged only in subsequent years, such as the presence of an official from SISMI near Via Fani on the morning of the attack and contacts between the state and criminal organizations (Camorra, Banda della Magliana, still active in 1986) to locate Moro's prison. The movie also includes artistic choices that contradict established historical facts, such as the absence of ski masks worn by the terrorists and the portrayal of Don Stefani entering the Red Brigades' hideout, events that never occurred.

Cast

Release

The film was released in Italy on 20 November 1986. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Il caso Moro (1986)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. Carlo Gaudio (14 November 2014). Il Cinema Civile di Gian Maria Volonté (in Italian). Edizioni Nuova Cultura, 2014, p. 153. ISBN   9788868123710.
  3. "Cinema a Roma - prime visioni - Il caso Moro" (in Italian). www.unita.it. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. "Cinema - Prime visioni a Biella - Il caso Moro" (in Italian). www.lastampa.it. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

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