Le Mani Sulla Città

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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, ...
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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.
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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
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/24/2006
  • UPC: 037429187524
  • Original Release: 1963

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  • Source: Criterion
  • Region Code: 1
  • Presentation: Wide Screen / Subtitled
  • Time: 1:41:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 70,067

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Rod Steiger Nottola
Guido Alberti Maglione
Salvo Randone Balsamo
Dany Paris
Technical Credits
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
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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]
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Menu

Disc #1 -- Hands Over the City - The Film
   Play the Movie
   Chapters
   Subtitles
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Disc #2 -- Hands Over the City - The Supplements
   Francesco Rosi
      Play
      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
   Subtitles
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