Le Mani Sulla Città

Director: Francesco Rosi Francesco Rosi

Overview

A corrupt city councilman seeks a huge profit in a suburban real estate deal. Nottola (Rod Steiger) manipulates corrupt local government officials in the political instability that plagues Italy following World War II. The only councilman who tries to block the shady deals in defense of the people is the lone Communist elected to the board. The only insight on the characters is shown by the political machinations undertaken and the final result of the new zoning laws that followed the tangle of secret deals, bribes and blackmail.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/24/2006
UPC:	0037429187524
Original Release:	1963
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Time:	1:41:00
Sales rank:	6,181

Special Features

Disc One - The Film:; New, restored high-definition digital transfer; New and improved English subtitle translation; Disc Two - The Supplements:; Neapolitan Diary (1992), Francesco Rosi's feature-length sequel to Hands Over the City; New video interviews with Rosi, film critic Tullio Kezich, and filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin; Video discussion with Rosi, co-writer Raffaele La Capria, and film critic Michel Ciment; Plus: A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Stuart Klawans and a 2003 interview with Rosi

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Rod Steiger	Nottola
Guido Alberti	Maglione
Salvo Randone	Balsamo
Dany Paris	Actor

Technical Credits

Francesco Rosi

Enzo Provenzale

Francesco Rosi	Director,Screenwriter
Marilu Carteny	Costumes/Costume Designer
Franco Corridoni	Makeup
Roberto Pariante	Asst. Director
Piero Piccioni	Score Composer
Enzo Provenzale	Production Manager,Screenwriter
Lionello Santi	Producer
Mario Serandrei	Editor
Gianni Di Venanzo	Cinematographer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Hands Over the City - The Film
1. Bellavista [7:02]
2. Sant'Andrea Alley [6:45]
3. "Our Hands Are Clean" [6:03]
4. Councillor Edoardo Nottola [3:08]
5. Inquiry Committee [2:45]
6. Reviewing the Details [4:31]
7. "Wretched Natural Causes" [4:41]
8. Hospital Visit [2:18]
9. Maglione, Leader of the Right [5:51]
10. Eviction Day [4:04]
11. Water, Gas, Electricity [4:21]
12. De Vita's Moral Question [:02]
13. Cards on the Table [4:00]
14. Nottola's Men [6:35]
15. Late-Night Gambling [1:55]
16. Clearing His Name [5:01]
17. Balsamo's Conscience [2:55]
18. Election Eve [4:33]
19. New Mayor, New Majority [4:04]
20. Peace Agreement [3:17]
21. De Vita's Final Motion [5:33]
22. The Cycle Continues [7:27]
1. Color Bars
Disc #2 -- Hands Over the City - The Supplements
1. Return to Naples [8:27]
2. Hands Over the City [7:15]
3. Civic Leaders Speak Out [19:10]
4. Mount Vesuvius [4:42]
5. The Golden Mile [4:11]
6. Architects Zevi and De Luca [4:09]
7. Local Tour Guides [4:27]
8. Illustrious Corpses [4:41]
9. Demographics [:02]
10. Economics [6:52]
11. "Franco!" [5:29]
12. Lucky Luciano [4:54]
13. "Taking Notes" [8:42]
14. Epilogue [2:32]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Hands Over the City - The Film
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   Chapters
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Disc #2 -- Hands Over the City - The Supplements
   Francesco Rosi
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      Filtering Reality
      Presenting Naples
      Audience As Judge
   Tullio Kezich
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   Rosi, La Capria, Ciment
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      Roots of an Idea
      Truth and Identity
      Neapolitan Optimism
   Jean-Pierre Gorin
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   Neaoplitan Diary
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      Index
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