Un eroe borghese
Un eroe borghese

Un eroe borghese

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1995
1h 31m
6.5(15 votes)
Drama
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Overview

1979. Lawyer Giorgio Ambrosoli is appointed liquidator of Banca Privata Italiana, the empire of mighty financier Michele Sindona. Teaming up with unassuming cop Silvio Novembre, Ambrosoli uncovers the real scope of Sindona's malpractice, exposing him as the middleman in a global network linking the Sicilian Mafia, Italy's ruling Christian Democrats, and CIA-backed covert operations across Western Europe. Isolated by his own government and pressured by mob hitmen, Ambrosoli refuses to back down, insisting he is simply 'doing his duty'.

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Istituto Luce Cinecittà
Taodue Film
MACT Productions

Cast & Crew

34 members
Acting

Michele Placido

Silvio Novembre

Michele Placido
Acting

Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Giorgio Ambrosoli

Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Acting

Omero Antonutti

Michele Sindona

Omero Antonutti
Acting

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu

Annalori Ambrosoli

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
Acting

Daan Hugaert

William J. Aricò

Daan Hugaert
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Pascal Druant

Piersandro Magnoni

Pascal Druant
Acting

Laure Killing

sig.ra Novembre

Laure Killing
Acting

Ricky Tognazzi

Mario Sarcinelli

Ricky Tognazzi
Acting

Laura Betti

dott.ssa Trebbi

Laura Betti
Directing

Giuliano Montaldo

Roberto Calvi

Giuliano Montaldo
Acting

Gianpaolo Bocelli

Roberto Guzzi

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Roberto Abbati

prof. Marino

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Luigi Dall'Aglio

Gallo

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Riccardo Peroni

Francesco

Riccardo Peroni
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Alessandro Balducci

Andrea

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John Charles Murphy

"John"

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Cristina Cattellani

sig.na Ridolfi

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Grazia Migneco

Unknown Role

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Sebastiano Filocamo

Arienzo

Sebastiano Filocamo
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Emiliana Perina

Unknown Role

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Massimo Loreto

Unknown Role

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Luca Criscuoli

Unknown Role

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Ubaldo Carosi

Unknown Role

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Lara Silvestri

Francesca Ambrosoli

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Sebastiano Silvestri

Umberto Ambrosoli

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Aureliano Balducci

Unknown Role

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Martina De Petris

Unknown Role

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Valentina Mirenda

Isabella Novembre

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Valeria Mirenda

Caterina Novembre

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Emanuele Gallo Perozzi

Filippo Ambrosoli

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Corrado Bega

Giudice Viola (uncredited)

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Sanford Clark

Avvocato americano (uncredited)

Sanford Clark
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Keith Schwabinger

(uncredited)

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Rudy Ruggiero

(uncredited)

Rudy Ruggiero

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