"Set in Sicily, this violent crime drama tells the tale of an Italian cop who heads to a small island town to look into the death of a construction supplier. Once there he is shocked by the influence the Mafia has over the people and even himself."
Franco Nero
as Captain Bellodi
Claudia Cardinale
as Rosa Nicolosi
Lee J. Cobb
as Don Mariano Arena
Tano Cimarosa
as Zecchinetta
Nehemiah Persoff
as Pizzuco
Serge Reggiani
as Parrinieddu
Ennio Balbo
as Mobster #1 at Banquet
Ugo D'Alessio
as Mobster #2 at Banquet
Fred Coplan
as The Brigadier
Giovanni Pallavicino
as The Marshal of the Carabinieri
Laura De Marchi
as Don Mariano's Daughter
Brizio Montinaro
as The Marshal's Son
Lino Coletta
as Mustachioed Young Man in Don Mariano's House
Vincenzo Falanga
as A Henchman of Don Mariano's
Giuseppe Lauricella
as La Stella
Vincenzo Norvese
as
Adalberto Spadoni
Giuseppe Namio
Damiano Damiani
Director
Leonardo Sciascia
Novel
Luigi Carpentieri
Producer
Ermanno Donati
Tonino Delli Colli
Director of Photography
Giovanni Fusco
Original Music Composer
Mino Giarda
First Assistant Director
Franco Cuccu
Unit Manager
Franco Di Giacomo
Camera Operator
Giuseppe Lanci
Assistant Camera
Roberto Forges Davanzati
Carlo Ferri
Assistant Production Design
Federico Starace
Production Secretary
Administration
Gianluigi Calderone
Second Assistant Director
Gianni Siragusa
Script Supervisor
Rossana Maiuri
Assistant Editor
Mario Mazzoni
Still Photographer
Carlo Palmieri
Sound
Alvaro Orsini
Boom Operator
Elvio Dottori
Hairstylist
Augusto Diamanti
Key Grip
Alberto Ridolfi
Gaffer
Bruno Nicolai
Conductor
Alfonso Donati
Production Manager
Lucio Trentini
Piero Donati
Line Producer
Screenplay
Ugo Pirro
Nino Baragli
Editor
Sergio Canevari
Production Design
Marilù Carteny
Costume Design
Orietta Melaranci
Makeup Artist