We Still Kill the Old Way
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Elio Petri
Gian Maria Volontè
Irene Papas
Gabriele Ferzetti
Salvo Randone
Luigi Pistilli
Film Details
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Synopsis
The murder of two Sicilians, Arturo Manno and Dr. Antonio Roscio, is assumed by the local townspeople and police to be a crime of honor against Manno because of his illicit love affair with Rosina, a peasant girl. However, Prof. Paolo Laurana, an idealistic intellectual, remains unconvinced that the murders were committed by Rosina's father and two brothers, and he begins his own investigation. After diligent inquiry, with virtually no help from the close-mouthed villagers, Paolo becomes certain that the real motive behind the killings was to silence Dr. Roscio's criticism of Mafia power and that Manno was slain only as a coverup. Aided by Roscio's widow, Luisa, the professor uncovers a diary left by Roscio in which he indicates his plan to denounce an unnamed political figure whom Paolo suspects is Luisa's cousin Rosello. After receiving anonymous letters threatening his life, Paolo is drawn into an ambush by Rosello, but he is allowed to escape when he reveals that he has Roscio's incriminating diary. Luisa, whom Paolo now loves, lures him to a deserted beach where he learns that she is Rosello's mistress. He is brutally attacked by hired killers and buried alive in a sandstone quarry. The professor's death permits Luisa and Rosello to marry and the town to keep its secret about the true motives behind the three murders.
Director
Elio Petri
Cast
Gian Maria Volontè
Irene Papas
Gabriele Ferzetti
Salvo Randone
Luigi Pistilli
Mario Scaccia
Laura Nucci
Leopoldo Trieste
Franco Tranchina
Luciana Scalise
Anna Rivero
Giovanni Pallavicino
Orio Cannarozzo
Carmelo Oliviero
Tanina Zappalà
Crew
Luis Enriquez Bacalov
Mario Bramonti
Sergio Canevari
Marcello Crescenzi
Felice D'alisera
Luigi Kuveiller
Luciana Marinucci
Ruggero Mastroianni
Pier Antonio Mecacci
Luigi Millozza
Elio Petri
Ugo Pirro
Giuseppe Zaccariello
Film Details
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Notes
Location scenes filmed in Cefalù, Palermo, and the Villa Floria. Released in Italy in 1967 as A ciascuno il suo; running time: 90 min. Registered for copyright in the United States under the German title Zwei Särge auf Bestellung.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1967
Released in United States 1967
