Hands over the City (1963) on Netflix
Edoardo Nottola, a Naples councilman and developer, uses his office to profit from a suburban real-estate deal. When a building collapses beside a construction site, De Vita opens an inquiry.
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Plot summary
A seat on the Naples city council gives the land developer Edoardo Nottola the means to profit from a large-scale suburban real-estate deal, and he uses it to lobby for the displacement of the city's poor residents. De Vita, a communist councilman, is his opponent in the chamber. When a residential building beside a construction site collapses, and the manager of that site is Nottola's son, De Vita calls for an inquiry into how Nottola is tied to the accident. The inquiry puts Nottola and the political backers who stand with him on the defensive, and it comes before a city council election.
Cast
- Marcello Cannavaleas Friend of Nottola
- Dante Di Pintoas President of Inquiry Committee
- Alberto Conocchiaas Friend of Nottola
- Carlo Fermarielloas De Vita
- Gaetano Grimaldi Filiolias Friend of Nottola
- Angelo D'Alessandroas Balsamo
- Vincenzo Metaforaas Mayor
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- Alberto Amatoas City Councillor (uncredited)
- Renzo Farinellias Jounalist (uncredited)
- Mario Perellias Head of the technical office (uncredited)
- Franco Rigamonteas City Councillor (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Hands over the City (1963)
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- In 2008, Hands over the City was added to the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage's list of 100 Italian films to be saved, a selection of films said to have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978.
