Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012): Cast & Box Office
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy is a 2012 mystery drama directed by Marco Tullio Giordana, starring Pierfrancesco Favino as Giuseppe Pinelli, Michela Cescon and Omero Antonutti. It runs 2 hours 9 minutes and earned $2.6 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 9m (129 min)
- Director
- Marco Tullio Giordana
- Original language
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Italian - Studio
- Cattleya
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy About?
The premise of Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
In Milan, Italy, on December 12, 1969, a bombing at the Piazza Fontana national bank resulted in 17 fatalities, initiating a period of intense social unrest known as the Years of Lead. Initially, local anarchists were blamed for the devastating attack. However, a dedicated prosecutor delves into the case and uncovers a complex conspiracy involving far-right organizations, corrupt elements within secret services, and various factions seeking to destabilize democracy.
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy Cast & Characters
Pierfrancesco Favino leads the cast as Giuseppe Pinelli, with Michela Cescon as Licia Pinelli and Omero Antonutti as Giuseppe Saragat. Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana; 71 actors are credited in all.
- Director Marco Tullio Giordana
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Pierfrancesco Favino as Giuseppe Pinelli -
Michela Cescon as Licia Pinelli - Omero Antonutti as Giuseppe Saragat
- Rebecca Saitta as Silvia Pinelli (7 anni)
Also Starring in Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
· 67 more- Sara Tocco Claudia Pinelli (8 anni)
- Valerio Mastandrea Luigi Calabresi
- Laura Chiatti Gemma Calabresi
- Luca Zingaretti Medico del tribunale
- Thomas Trabacchi Marco Nozza
- Giorgio Colangeli Federico Umberto D'Amato
- Fabrizio Gifuni Aldo Moro
- Luigi Lo Cascio Ugo Paolillo
- Gianni Musy Confessore di Moro
- Giorgio Tirabassi Il Professore
- Alessandro Bressanello Mariano Rumor
- Sergio Solli Marcello Guida
- Fausto Russo Alesi Guido Giannettini
- Stefano Scandaletti Pietro Valpreda
- Lorenzo Gioielli Giudice della Procura di Roma
- Antonio Pennarella Brigadiere Vito Panessa
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- Corrado Invernizzi Pietro Calogero
- Francesco Salvi Cornelio Rolandi
- Giovanni Visentin Maggiore del Genio
- Denis Fasolo Giovanni Ventura
- Roberto Sbaratto Maresciallo Alvise Munari
- Lollo Franco Franco Restivo
- Diego Ribon Giancarlo Stiz
- Riccardo Cicogna Guelfo
- Maurizio Tabani Ing. Teonestro Cerri
- Giovanni Anzaldo Giovane anarchico
- Bruno Torrisi Colonnello CC Pio Alferano
- Giovanni Capalbo Gen. Guido Vedovato
- Giorgio Marchesi Franco Freda
- Giacinto Ferro Antonio Allegra
- Danilo De Summa Funzionario PS
- Edoardo Natoli Mario Merlino
- Eugenio Allegri Giancarlo Marchesin
- Franco Barbero Archivista questura
- Marcello Prayer Stefano Delle Chiaie
- Giulia Lazzarini Rosa Malacarne
- Fabrizio Parenti Giangiacomo Feltrinelli
- Gianmaria Martini Enrico Rovelli
- Roberto Abbiati Infermiere
- Marco Zannoni Junio Valerio Borghese
- Edoardo Rossi Ruggero Pan
- Gianluigi Fogacci Corrado Stajano
- Benedetta Buccellato Camilla Cederna
- Miro Landoni Luigi Gui
- Paolo Bonanni Tenente CC Savino Lograno
- Francesco Sciacca Antonio Sottosanti
- Vittorio Ciorcalo Aldo Palumbo
- Riccardo Maranzana Avvocato di Lorenzon
- Bob Marchese Carlo Biotti
- Davide Paganini Ag. Salvatore Ippolito
- Fabio Marchisio Poliziotto Segrate
- Angelo Costabile Carabiniere
- Andrea Pietro Anselmi Guido Lorenzon
- Claudio Casadio Brigadiere PS Carlo Mainardi
- Giovanni Federico Brigadiere PS Pietro Muccilli
- Fulvio Barigelli Studente registratore
- Fabio Alessandrini Speaker televisione francese
- Giorgio Carminati Anarchico funerale
- Alessio Vitale Pasquale Valitutti
- Angelo Raffaele Piasani Vice Brigadiere PS Giuseppe Caracuta
- Irmo Bogino Giampaolo Pansa
- Massimo Sangermano Commesso
- Diego Floro Celerino
- Simone Sterpetti Marco Pozzan
- Livia Rossetto Madre di Lorenzon
- Tonino Tassone Agente registrazione Lorenzon
- Sante Tornabene Antiquario
More from Marco Tullio Giordana
More films directed by Marco Tullio Giordana, best-rated first: The Best of Youth, The Life Apart, Yara and A Woman’s Name.
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy Plot Summary
What happens in Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Milan, December 1969 unfolds through the intertwined lives of two central figures: Giuseppe Pinelli, Pierfrancesco Favino a Milanese railway worker who is also a husband, father, and an active participant in the Ponte della Ghisolfa Anarchist Circle, and Luigi Calabresi, Valerio Mastandrea, the deputy head of the Political Police at Milan’s Police Headquarters, a devoted family man and a meticulous, cautious investigator who relentlessly monitors the evolving currents on the extra-parliamentary left. Their worlds collide in a city pressed to its breaking point, where intelligence, duty, and conscience pull in opposite directions even as they share a stubborn sense of duty.
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The whole story of Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy, scene by scene
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy Box Office
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy grossed $2.6 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$2.6M
- International
- $2.6M
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In which Italian city do the events of the film take place?
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy Also Known As
11 alternative titles, including “Egy mészárlás regénye” and “Piazza Fontanan verilöyly”.
- Also known as
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- Egy mészárlás regénye
- Piazza Fontanan verilöyly
- Fontanos aikštė
- Το Ρομάντζο μιας Σφαγής
- 大屠杀之殇
- Román o jednom masakru
- Príbeh o jednej masakre
- Piazza Fontana: Uma Conspiração Italiana
- 스토리 오브 어 매서커
- Piazza Fontana: La conspiración italiana
- Роман о бойне
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Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy FAQ: Cast & Box Office
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy?
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy runs 2 hours 9 minutes (129 minutes).
When was Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy released?
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy was released on March 30, 2012.
Who directed Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy?
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy was directed by Marco Tullio Giordana.
More films by Marco Tullio Giordana Who is in the cast of Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy?
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy stars Pierfrancesco Favino as Giuseppe Pinelli, Michela Cescon as Licia Pinelli and Omero Antonutti as Giuseppe Saragat, among 71 credited actors.
How much did Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy make at the box office?
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy grossed $2.6 million worldwide.
Does Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy have a post-credit scene?
No. Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy in?
The original language of Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy is Italian.
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