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Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy

Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy

20127.22h 9m

Overview

On December 12, 1969, a bomb kills 17 people at the Piazza Fontana national bank in Milan, Italy, marking the beginning of the Years of Lead. Local anarchists are scapegoated for the massacre by police and the media, but a lone prosecutor uncovers a conspiracy of far-right groups, corrupt secret services, and other interests that seek to undermine democracy.

Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana
Written by Marco Tullio Giordana, Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli
Produced by Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz, Riccardo Tozzi
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Top Cast

Valerio Mastandrea

Valerio Mastandrea

Luigi Calabresi

Pierfrancesco Favino

Pierfrancesco Favino

Giuseppe Pinelli

Michela Cescon

Michela Cescon

Licia Pinelli

Laura Chiatti

Laura Chiatti

Gemma Calabresi

Fabrizio Gifuni

Fabrizio Gifuni

Aldo Moro

Luigi Lo Cascio

Luigi Lo Cascio

Ugo Paolillo

Giorgio Colangeli

Giorgio Colangeli

Federico Umberto D'Amato

Omero Antonutti

Omero Antonutti

Giuseppe Saragat

Thomas Trabacchi

Thomas Trabacchi

Marco Nozza

Giorgio Tirabassi

Giorgio Tirabassi

Il Professore

Themes & Keywords

bombmilananarchistgovernment conspiracyyears of leadanni di piombostate terrorismfar-right organization

About Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy

Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy is a drama, crime, mystery, history film released in 2012 exploring themes of bomb, milan, anarchist, government conspiracy, years of lead, anni di piombo. Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana, it stars Valerio Mastandrea, Pierfrancesco Favino, Michela Cescon. On December 12, 1969, a bomb kills 17 people at the Piazza Fontana national bank in Milan, Italy, marking the beginning of the Years of Lead. Local anarchists are scapegoated for the massacre by police and the media, but a lone prosecutor uncovers a conspiracy of far-right groups, corrupt secret services, and other interests that seek to undermine democracy.

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