Cast
Gian Maria Volonté 
Ennio Fantastichini Renzo Giovampietro
Credits
Written by: 
Gianni Amelio
Plot
In Fascist Italy, a judge refuses to sentence a murderer to death, in a drama about justice under a dictatorship. After Leonardo Sciascia.
Sinekatalog’s take
Gianni Amelio's drama follows a Sicilian judge in Fascist Italy who refuses to sentence a murderer to death. Gian Maria Volonté is magnificent in a quiet, morally searching film about justice and conscience under dictatorship.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (1,181 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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