Francesco Rosi

Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daughter to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star. She is ready to sacrifice anything for little Maria.

Dir. Luchino Visconti · With Anna Magnani, Walter Chiari, Tina Apicella

Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano's bullet-riddled corpse is found facedown in a courtyard in Castelvetrano, a handgun and rifle by his side. Local and international press descend upon the scene, hoping to crack open the true story behind the death of this young man, who, at the age of twenty-seven, had already become Italy’s most wanted criminal and celebrated hero.

Dir. Francesco Rosi · With Salvo Randone, Frank Wolff, Pippo Agusta

Enrico Mattei helped change Italy’s future, first as freedom-fighter against the Nazis, then as an investor in methane gas through a public company, A.G.I.P., and ultimately as the head of ENI, a state body formed for the development of oil resources. On October 27, 1962, he died when his private airplane crashed during a flight to Milan. Officially, it is declared an accident, but many journalists explore other plausible reasons for Mattei's untimely death.

Dir. Francesco Rosi · With Gian Maria Volonté, Luigi Squarzina, Peter Baldwin

Prior to a city council election, the collapse of a building leaves a land developer and his political backers defending themselves against a scandal.

Dir. Francesco Rosi · With Rod Steiger, Salvo Randone, Guido Alberti

Time after time, soldiers of the Italian Army are forced to leave their mountain trenches in attempts to storm an enemy fortress, always with the same disastrous results. As casualties mount, indignation spreads among the rank and file. Disturbed by his superiors' decisions, Lieutenant Sassu is led to question the purpose of war and reconsider where his real duties lie.

Dir. Francesco Rosi · With Mark Frechette, Alain Cuny, Gian Maria Volonté

A detective is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges.

Dir. Francesco Rosi · With Lino Ventura, Tino Carraro, Marcel Bozzuffi