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Giovanni Falcone (Palminteri) was an incorruptible Italian prosecutor who took on the Mafia in Sicily in the 1980s. By the end of the decade, and with the help of informer Tommaso Buscetta (Abraham), Falcone had 300 convictions and sealed his own grim fate. Title refers to the corpses of public officials who challenged the mobsters. Based on the book by Alexander Stille.

Distribution

HBO, 1100 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)512-7400, Fax: (212)512-7498, URL: http://www.hbo.com, Remarks: Online sales through www.store.hbo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 86 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

True Crime, Italy, Organized Crime, Justice Prevails...?, Assassination

Screenplay

Peter Pruce

Cast

Chazz Palminteri, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Galiena

Director

Ricky Tognazzi

Music

Joseph Vitarelli