Set during a retreat of Christian Democrat politicians who practice spiritual exercises together, it is an allegory of corrupted power. Disturbing, claustrophobic settings are the background to a series of mysterious crimes.
Gian Maria Volonté
M.
Marcello Mastroianni
Don Gaetano
Mariangela Melato
Giacinta
Ciccio Ingrassia
Voltrano
Franco Citti
M.'s Driver
Cesare Gelli
Arras
Tino Scotti
Hotel Zafer Cook
Adriano Amidei Migliano
Minister Capra Profiri
Giancarlo Badessi
Ventre
Mario Bartolomei
Franco Lombo
Nito Costa
Young Priest
Guerrino Crivello
Speaker Priest
Marcella Di Falco
Saccà
Giulio Donnini
Bastante
Aldo Farina
Restrero
Giuseppe Leone
Senator Martellini
Renato Malavasi
Michelozzi
Riccardo Mangano
Cardinal Beccarisi
Piero Mazzinghi
Caprarozza
Lino Murolo
Mozio
Piero Nuti
Schiavò
Loris Pereira Lopez
Senator Lombo
Riccardo Satta
Lomazzo
Luigi Uzzo
Aldo Lombo
Luigi Zerbinati
Caudo
Renato Salvatori
Magistrate Scalambri
Michel Piccoli
Him
Lella Cattaneo
Capra Porfiri's Mother (uncredited)
Giuseppe Marrocco
Spiritual Practitioner (uncredited)
Aldo Valletti
Bruno Bertocci
Mario Castaldi
Osvaldo Peccioli
Cesare Nizzica
Amedeo Salamon
Domenico Demitri
Carlo Cattaneo
Franz Colangeli
Franco Laitano
Filippo Perego
Mario Pascucci
Maurizio Piacenti
Antonio Pane
Luciano Zanussi
Luigi Scavran
Vezio Natili
Hotel Zafer Receptionist (uncredited)
Maurizio Streccioni
Hotel Zafer Bodyguard (uncredited)
Decio Gambini
Senator Lombo's Driver (uncredited)
Elio Petri
Director
Daniele Senatore
Producer
Dec 25, 1975
Mar 22, 1966
Nov 14, 2007
Sep 17, 1993
Feb 25, 2017
Sep 8, 1971
Jun 23, 2022
May 1, 2026
Apr 23, 2011
Oct 23, 2015
Nov 13, 2009
Sep 23, 2011
Oct 30, 2023
Sep 25, 1963
Sep 30, 2022
Apr 26, 2013
Cinevera
IT
Italy
Italiano
