Excellent Cadavers (film)

Excellent Cadavers
Directed by	Ricky Tognazzi
Written by	Peter Pruce
Based on	Excellent Cadavers by Alexander Stille
Produced by	Renato Izzo David Nichols
Starring	Chazz Palminteri
Cinematography	Alessio Gelsini Torresi
Edited by	Roberto Silvi
Music by	Michael Tavera
Distributed by	HBO Pictures
Release date	1999 (1999)
Running time	86 minutes
Countries	Italy United States
Language	Italian
Budget	$1,500,000

Excellent Cadavers (Italian: I giudici, and also known as "Falcone")^[1] is a 1999 television film directed by Ricky Tognazzi.^[2]

The film is based on the book with the same name by Alexander Stille and tells the real life events of judge Giovanni Falcone. It was filmed in Palermo and Rome.^[3]

The TV movie was broadcast by HBO October 16, 1999.^[3]

Plot

Cast

• Chazz Palminteri as Giovanni Falcone
• F. Murray Abraham as Tommaso Buscetta
• Tony Sperandeo as Stefano Bontate
• Anna Galiena as Francesca Morvillo
• Andy Luotto as Paolo Borsellino
• Lina Sastri as Agnese Borsellino
• Arnoldo Foà as Judge Antonino Caponnetto
• Ivo Garrani as Judge Gaetano Costa
• Gianmarco Tognazzi as Antonino Cassarà
• Pierfrancesco Favino as Mario Fabbri
• Mattia Sbragia as Judge Quinzi
• Francesco Benigno as Giuseppe Greco
• Mario Erpichini as Judge Rocco Chinnici
• Paolo Paoloni as Salvo Lima
• Victor Cavallo as Totò Riina
• Giuseppe Cederna as Judge Giuseppe Ayala
• Stefano Benassi as Inspector
• Bruno Bilotta as Salvatore Inzerillo
• Luigi Maria Burruano as Luciano Liggio
• Monica Scattini as Francesca's Colleague
• Andrea Tidona as Mayor
• Riccardo Salvino as Magistrate
• Ricky Tognazzi as Prison Director

References

1. Roberto Nepoti (Aug 30, 2000). "La storia di Giovanni Falcone". La Repubblica. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
2. "Variety Reviews - Excellent Cadavers". Variety. Oct 14, 1999. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
3. Barbara D.Phillp (Oct 16, 1999). "Excellent Cadavers' Looks At Mafia ". Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

External links

• Excellent Cadavers at IMDb