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The City Stands Trial (1952)
103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The City Stands Trial (1952)

103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Turn-of-the-century Naples. Salvatore Ruotolo and his wife are murdered and their bodies are found in different locations. Since the evidence points to a crime by the Neapolitan crime organization, the Camorra, fear and corruption cause ...See moreTurn-of-the-century Naples. Salvatore Ruotolo and his wife are murdered and their bodies are found in different locations. Since the evidence points to a crime by the Neapolitan crime organization, the Camorra, fear and corruption cause serious hindrances to the investigation by police authorities. In charge is a young and courageous judge who, using evidence discovered by chance, tries to reconstruct the story of the double murder. The plot that the judge must unravel is very complicated. Many people are questioned, even those apparently above suspicion. Deciding to get to the bottom of the matter, the judge keeps all the suspects under arrest, causing a backlash of public opinion. But in the face of passive resistance which he finds everywhere, even from his own colleagues and family, he begins to feel discouraged and is about to give up the investigation when a new piece of evidence comes to light. The information causes the death of an innocent man, but it revives in the judge the conscience of his own responsibility. He carries on with the case regardless, even if it means placing under house arrest the entire city. Written by Jim Marshall See less

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Name	Known for
Amedeo Nazzari Il giudice Antonio Spicacci Il giudice Antonio Spicacci See fewer	Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Silvana Pampanini Liliana Ferrara Liliana Ferrara See fewer	Mademoiselle Gobete (1952)
Paolo Stoppa Perrone - il delegato de polizia Perrone - il delegato de polizia See fewer	Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Dante Maggio Armando Capezzuto Armando Capezzuto See fewer	For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Franco Interlenghi Luigi Esposito Luigi Esposito See fewer	I Vitelloni (1953)
Irene Galter Nunziata Nunziata See fewer	Rome 11:00 (1952)
Gualtiero Tumiati Il consigliere capo delle procura Il consigliere capo delle procura See fewer	The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
Tina Pica La ristoratrice di Pozzuoli La ristoratrice di Pozzuoli See fewer	Frisky (1954)
Turi Pandolfini Il ragionier Filippetti Il ragionier Filippetti See fewer	Howlers of the Dock (1960)
Franca Tamantini Carmela Carmela See fewer	Rigoletto e la sua tragedia (1956)
Bella Starace Sainati La portinaia La portinaia See fewer	Nozze di sangue (1941)
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Mimì Ferrari Un cantan Un cantan See fewer	Torna a Napoli (1949)
Viviane Vallé Adelina Leonardi Adelina Leonardi See fewer	Piume al vento (1950)
Vittorio André Spinelli Spinelli See fewer	Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959)
Tina Castigliano Amalia Tortorella (as Tina Castigliana) Amalia Tortorella (as Tina Castigliana) See fewer	Presentimento (1956)
Vittoria Crispo Una inquilina Una inquilina See fewer	Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy (1956)
Lina Crispo Maria Maria See fewer	The City Stands Trial (1952)
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Bruno Donato Cifariello Cifariello See fewer	Pedaço De Mim (2014)
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Mario Laurentino Il gioielliere Il gioielliere See fewer	The Possessed (1965)
Arturo Maghizzano Actor Actor See fewer	The Magistrate (1959)
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Mario Passante De Nicola De Nicola See fewer	Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Nino Veglia Strummulillo Strummulillo See fewer	These Phantoms (1954)
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Mariella Lotti Elena Spicacci Elena Spicacci See fewer	The Pirates of Capri (1949)
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Nicola Pouthod Contursi Contursi See fewer	Malaspina (1947)
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Ada Colangeli La cameriera della pensione (uncredited) La cameriera della pensione (uncredited) See fewer	Girls of Today (1955)
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Francesco Penza il padre di De Nicola (uncredited) il padre di De Nicola (uncredited) See fewer	Filumena Marturano (1951)
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