The City Stands Trial
1952 · 103 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 177 VOTES · DIR. Luigi Zampa
Overview
Turn-of-the-century Naples. Salvatore Ruotolo and his wife are murdered and their bodies are found in different locations. Since the evidence points to a crime by the Neapolitan crime organization, the Camorra, fear and corruption cause serious hindrances to the investigation by police authorities. In charge is a young and courageous judge who, using evidence discovered by chance, tries to reconstruct the story of the double murder. The plot that the judge must unravel is very complicated.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,656 lines
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00:00:07 THE CITY ON TRIAL
00:06:09 How many poor were there on Thursdays?
00:09:30 Come, Giulia. Let's go see the kids.
00:13:00 Don Luì, if you speak to the commissioner, I'm sure he'll say yes.
00:17:01 You're afraid to harm someone. Because you stole nothing.
00:21:11 You're right, Judge. Who ever thought of Epiphany?
00:25:07 Good evening.
00:28:34 I'm not an employee of the lady. - What, don't you help with the books?
00:32:23 Locked up in jail. Even from there he bugs me! - Come on!
00:36:33 while we already have the guilty ones. - Like who? - Esposito.
00:40:26 not 4.
00:45:22 But since yesterday I told you that I haven't seen them for 3 years.
00:48:40 And she was the first, with all due respect, who puked her guts out
00:52:38 We told you where we were.
00:56:37 # They say he is a man of honor.
01:00:43 Who asked you to go on the boat?
01:04:07 Nothing, not even a pin, believe me. I've paid enough, right?
01:08:07 I don't want any trouble.
01:13:29 You think Judge Spicacci has time to think of the moral harm?
01:17:26 want to trust in Justice but fear
01:21:00 We risked our necks, and Ruotolo, the mastermind, pocketed the money.
01:26:20 Come, go on.
01:31:16 Did you let the judge know?
01:35:41 They argued and stabbed him.
Cast & Characters
Amedeo Nazzari
Il giudice Antonio Spicacci
Silvana Pampanini
Liliana Ferrara
Paolo Stoppa
Perrone - il delegato de polizia
Dante Maggio
Armando Capezzuto
Franco Interlenghi
Luigi Esposito
Irene Galter
Nunziata
Gualtiero Tumiati
Il consigliere capo delle procura
Tina Pica
La ristoratrice di Pozzuoli
Turi Pandolfini
Il ragionier Filippetti
Franca Tamantini
Carmela
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,656
Dialogue density16.1 lines / min
First line00:00:07
Final line01:35:41
Production Record
DirectorLuigi Zampa
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes177