An obscure Italian magistrate suspects that a well-known industrialist commited murder, and decides to investigate him, and bring him to court, whatever it takes. But - will the magistrate have it in him to go against impossible odds, in the name of the Italian people he represents?
Ugo TognazziMariano Bonifazi
Vittorio GassmanLorenzo Santenocito
Ely GalleaniSilvana Lazzorini
Yvonne FurneauxLavinia Santenocito
Michele CimarosaMaresciallo Casciatelli
Renato BaldiniRagionier Cerioni
Pietro TordiProfessor Rivaroli
Maria Teresa AlbaniSilvana's mother
Checco DuranteArchivist Pironti
Simonetta Stefanelli'Giugi' Santenocito
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