Secrets of the State

2003 · 85 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 153 VOTES · DIR. Paolo Benvenuti

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Overview

On the first of May 1947, the bandit Salvatore Giuliano conducted a raid to the mountain pass Portella della Ginestra, with a view to capturing Sicily's most prominent communist, Giacomo Licausi. What actually happened was a regular massacre, leaving fourteen people dead and more than thirty wounded. In 1951, about a year after Giulano's violent death, his men are tried in Viterbo. Unconvinced by the official version, Gaspare Pasciotta's lawyer, decides to travel to Sicily and starts investigating the facts.

Dialogue Timeline — 679 lines

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00:00:01 In memory of Danilo Dolci.
00:04:12 Beginning at 3:15, when Officer Renzi saw the bandit
00:12:00 What I told you is the sacred truth!
00:15:48 You are not permitted to speak regarding the Portella killings
00:17:43 The hearing is suspended
00:21:12 I kiss your hand, Counselor
00:23:50 If you weren't in Portella, how do you know all this/
00:26:58 that one is a 9 calibre
00:29:41 and convince his father to see
00:31:22 but two months later on june 27
00:33:51 What plan/
00:37:06 and immobilize the driver and anyone else in the car
00:41:01 Then from the sound we knew it was a hand siren
00:44:05 to stop Li Causi's kidnapping and murder
00:46:39 Why do you think only
00:49:53 Also sentenced
00:52:00 and they came from down there, from Mount kumeta
00:56:00 had injuries on their lower bodies
01:02:37 Two boys walking by yelled another "Hurrah!".
01:04:25 Ministers, officials, police inspectors, undersecretaries...
01:06:38 From the lower part of Pelavet
01:10:26 who asked for borghese to be saved
01:12:27 of Father FeliX Morlion, the founder of the University Pro Deo
01:15:01 February 8, 6:30 a.m.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed679
Dialogue density8.0 lines / min
First line00:00:01
Final line01:15:01

Production Record

DirectorPaolo Benvenuti
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes153