Cinema
The Suspect
Il sospetto
Francesco Maselli · 1975
Synopsis
1934. Emilio, a Communist militant who has taken refuge in Paris, expelled from the party and suspected of deviation, is recalled to Italy. He is sent to Turin to make contact with the clandestine leadership, where it is believed that a spy has infiltrated. There he meets, one after another, comrades whom he must judge, without the Fascist police ever seeming to show itself.
Context
The film was to be called “La missione di Emilio R. nell'Italia fascista”; this title had to be changed, RKO claiming that of a Hitchcock film. The screenplay is by Maselli and Franco Solinas, the music by Giovanna Marini. Gian Maria Volonté plays Emilio, with Annie Girardot, Renato Salvatori, Gabriele Lavia and Bruno Corazzari. The production is by Cinericerca and Italnoleggio.
Who it is for
More than an hour and a half, in Italian. A political film about Communist clandestinity under Fascism, made of meetings and dialogues.
Prizes and reception
Released in Italy in February 1975, it is now distributed abroad by Cinecittà under the title “The Suspect”.
Sources for this page 8
The pages consulted to check this page.