Hands Over the City
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| Hands Over the City | |
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| Directed by | Francesco Rosi |
| Produced by | Lionello Santi |
| Written by | Francesco Rosi Raffaele La Capria |
| Starring | Rod Steiger Salvo Randone Guido Alberti Marcello Cannavale |
| Music by | Piero Piccioni |
| Cinematography | Gianni Di Venanzo |
| Editing by | Mario Serandrei |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  September, 1963 September 17, 1964 |
| Running time | 105 min. |
| Country | Italy France |
| Language | Italian |
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Hands Over the City (Italian: Le mani sulla città ) is a 1963 drama film directed by Francesco Rosi. It is a post World War II story of political corruption in Italy.
[edit] Plot summary
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A ruthless Neapolitan land developer and elected city counsilman, Edoardo Nottola (Rod Steiger), manages to use political power to make personal profit in a large scale suburban real estate deal. However, after the collapse of a residential building, the Communist councilman Da Vita initiates an inquity on the possible connection of Nottola to the deadly accident.
[edit] Awards
The film won the Golden Lion award of the Venice Film Festival in 1963.
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| Preceded by Ivan's Childhood tied with Family Diary |
Golden Lion winner 1963 |
Succeeded by Red Desert |
