Hands over the City
Hands over the City (Italian: Le mani sulla città) is a 1963 drama film directed by Francesco Rosi. It is a story of political corruption in post-World War II Italy.
Plot
A ruthless Neapolitan land developer and elected city councilman, Edoardo Nottola (Rod Steiger), manages to use political power to make personal profit in a large-scale suburban real-estate deal. However, after the collapse of a residential building, the communist councilman De Vita (Carlo Fermariello) initiates an inquiry into Nottola's possible connection to the accident.
Awards
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| author | Enzo Forcella Enzo Provenzale Francesco Rosi Raffaele La Capria |
|---|---|
| award | Golden Lion |
| contentLocation | Naples |
| director | Francesco Rosi |
| editor | Mario Serandrei |
| genre | drama political |
| keywords | build city council communist italian communist party land developer neapolitan suburb |
| musicBy | Piero Piccioni |
| producer | Lionello Santi |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |