"The Murders that shocked the Nation. The Trial that still shakes the World."

1971

2h 5m

7.6(198 votes)

Drama

History

Overview

Boston, 1920. Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are charged and unfairly tried for murder on the basis of their anarchist political beliefs.

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Cast & Crew

25 members

Acting

Gian Maria Volonté

Bartolomeo Vanzetti

Acting

Riccardo Cucciolla

Nicola Sacco

Acting

Cyril Cusack

Frederick Katzmann

Acting

Rosanna Fratello

Rosa Sacco

Acting

Geoffrey Keen

Judge Webster Thayer

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Milo O’Shea

Fred Moore

Acting

William Prince

William Thompson

Acting

Claude Mann

Eddie

Acting

Edward Jewesbury

Alvan T. Fuller

Writing

Armenia Balducci

Virginia Vanzetti

Acting

Valentino Orfeo

Celestino Madeiros

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Pier Giovanni Anchisi

Defense Committee member

Acting

Desmond Perry

Lieutenant

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John Harvey

Minister Palmer

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Felicity Mason

Unknown Role

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Marisa Fabbri

Mary Splaine

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Claudio Sora

Joe Morelli

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Maria Grazia Marescalchi

Brini

Acting

Giacomo Piperno

Pelser

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Sergio Fantoni

Consul Giuseppe Andrower

Acting

Sergio Serafini

Unknown Role

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Giorgio Dolfin

Unknown Role

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Armando Tortorici

(uncredited)

Acting

Mario Ingrassia

Court Officer (uncredited)

Acting

Osvaldo Peccioli

Court Stenographer (uncredited)

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