Originally produced as a motion picture in 1963. Rod Steiger, Salvo Randone, Guido Alberti, Angelo D'Alessandro, Carlo Fermariello, Marcello Cannavale, Alberto Canocchia. "Janus Films."--Container. Special features: Disc 1: The film; Disc 2: The supplements: "Neapolitan diary" (1992), Francesco Rosi's feature-length sequel to 'Hands over the city'; New video interviews with Rosi, Tullio Kezich, and Jean-Pierre Gorin; Video discussion with Rosi, co-writer Raffaele La Capria, and Michel Ciment; A booklet featuring a new essay by Stuart Klawans and a 2003 interview with Rosi.
Summary:
The structure of power and the facade of democracy are explored in this political exposé of corruption in Naples. Following the fatal collapse of a tenement building, an investigation reveals that profits from municipal developments are going to city council members and developers in backroom negotiations.
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