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Illustrious Corpses

1976 · 121 min

A slow, paranoid descent into institutional rot, where every conversation feels like a trap and the truth is buried deeper with each scene.

Directed by
Francesco Rosi
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Lino Ventura, Tino Carraro, Marcel Bozzuffi
Overview
A detective is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges.

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Directed by
Francesco Rosi
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Lino Ventura, Tino Carraro, Marcel Bozzuffi
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • conspiracy
  • power
  • justice
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Francesco Rosi
Written by
Tonino Guerra, Lino Iannuzzi, Francesco Rosi
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
121 min
Country
Italy, France
Languages
Italian

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