Chronicle of the dark maneuvers put into practice by a politician to seize an opposition newspaper. Read More »
Tag Archives: Gian Maria Volonté
Lucky Luciano (1973) Francesco Rosi, Gian Maria Volontè, Vincent Gardenia, Silverio Blasi
Director Francesco Rosi returns to his recurring theme of the connections between legal Read More »
East Wind AKA Le vent d’est (1970) Groupe Dziga Vertov, Jean-Luc Godard, Gian Maria Volontè, Anne Wiazemsky, Cristiana Tullio-Altan
Wind From the East is a product of Jean-Luc Godard’s involvement Read More »
Many Wars Ago AKA Uomini contro (1970) Francesco Rosi, Mark Frechette, Alain Cuny, Gian Maria Volontè
In Northern Italy, WWI has turned into a bloody stalemate. Bogged down in their trenches on a barren highland Read More »
The Red Circle AKA Le cercle rouge (1970) Jean-Pierre Melville, Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volontè
On the eve of his release after five years imprisoned, the thief Corey is contacted by one guard Read More »
Operation Ogre AKA Ogro (1979) Gillo Pontecorvo, Gian Maria Volontè, Ángela Molina, Saverio Marconi
As 1973 winds down, Franco is still governing Spain with an iron hand. Read More »
Face to Face AKA Faccia a faccia (1967) Sergio Sollima, Gian Maria Volontè, Tomas Milian, William Berger
History Professor Brad Fletcher heads west for his health, but falls in with Soloman Bennett’s outlaw gang. Read More »
The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971) Elio Petri, Gian Maria Volontè, Mariangela Melato, Gino Pernice
Lulù is a real hard worker. For this reason he is loved by the masters and hated by his own colleagues. Read More »
Funes a Great Love (1993) Raúl de la Torre, Graciela Borges, Gian Maria Volontè, Pepe Soriano
The film is set in a Tango Salon doubling as a brothel and illegal gambling den Read More »
The Violent Four (1968) Carlo Lizzani, Gian Maria Volontè, Tomas Milian, Margaret Lee
A detective is assigned to head a manhunt for four violent bank robbers. Read More »
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987) Francesco Rosi, Rupert Everett, Ornella Muti, Gian Maria Volonté
A small village in Latin America. Santiago have been knife in the morning. It surprise nobody. Read More »
Sacco and Vanzetti (1971) Giuliano Montaldo, Gian Maria Volonté, Riccardo Cucciolla, Cyril Cusack
In 1920, the anarchist Italian immigrants Niccola Sacco (Riccardo Cucciolla) Read More »
The Mattei Affair (1972) Francesco Rosi, Gian Maria Volontè, Luigi Squarzina, Gianfranco Ombuen
Enrico Mattei helped change Italy’s future, first as freedom-fighter against the Nazis Read More »
Letters from Marusia (1976) Miguel Littin, Gian Maria Volontè, Diana Bracho, Claudio Obregón
In the late 19th and early 20th century, working conditions in Chile are abysmal. Read More »
The Abyss (1988) André Delvaux, Gian Maria Volontè, Sami Frey, Jacques Lippe
In the sixteenth century, Spain occupies Flanders, an Inquisition enforces the faith. Read More »