Naso di cane (also known as A Dog's Nose) is a 1986 Italian crime-drama television miniseries, written and directed by Pasquale Squitieri and starring Luca De Filippo. It is loosely based on a novel of the same name written by Attilio Veraldi, who also collaborated on the screenplay.[1][2]
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Genre | Crime drama |
Written by | Pasquale Squitieri Lino Iannuzzi Attilio Veraldi |
Story by | Attilio Veraldi |
Directed by | Pasquale Squitieri |
Starring | |
Composer | Tullio De Piscopo |
Country of origin | Italy |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Producer | Augusto Caminito |
Cinematography | Eugenio Bentivoglio |
Running time | 240 min. |
Original release | |
Network | Rai 1 |
Release | December 11 December 19, 1986 | โ
Plot
editDue to a series of unfortunate circumstances, Ciro Mele, nicknamed "Naso 'e cane" (Dog Nose), kills a dangerous Camorra boss. Despite the lack of evidence, the police start an investigation into him. Ciro has a police commissioner friend who tries to persuade him in vain to leave the area. However, Ciro will be ultimately killed during a shootout.
Cast
edit- Luca De Filippo as Police Commissioner Corrado Apicella
- Nigel Court as Ciro Mele, aka "Naso 'e cane"
- Claudia Cardinale as Laura
- Donald Pleasence as Olindo Cuomo
- Raymond Pellegrin as Antonio Garofalo
- Yorgo Voyagis as Achille Ammirato
- Nancy Brilli as Rosa
- Marzio Honorato as Rassetiello
- Giuseppe Cederna as Merdillo
- Victor Cavallo as Nichiello
- Salvatore Billa as Salvatore Palestra
References
edit- ^ Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 โ 2003. ISBN 881150466X.
- ^ Maria Pia Fusco (11 December 1986). "Violenta e disperata la Napoli di violenta-disperata-napoli-di-squitieri". La Repubblica.
External links
edit- Naso di cane at IMDb