List of films about the Years of Lead (Italy) explained

Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of the Years of Lead (Italy). This list does not include documentaries, short films.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

1960s

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1969ItalyThe WildcatIl gatto selvaggioAndrea Frezza
1969ItalyMother's HeartCuore di mammaSalvatore SamperiDrama.

1970s

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1970ItalyLet's Have a RiotContestazione generaleLuigi ZampaComedy.
1970ItalyInvestigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionIndagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospettoElio PetriCrime, Drama.
1972Italy
France
Slap the Monster on Page OneSbatti il mostro in prima paginaMarco BellocchioDrama, Mystery, Thriller. Murder of Milena Sutter
1972Italy
West Germany
Monaco
Execution SquadLa polizia ringraziaStenoCrime, Drama.
1972ItalyChronicle of a HomicideImputazione di omicidio per uno studenteMauro BologniniCrime, Drama.
1973ItalyLife at stakeLa vita in giocoGianfranco MingozziDrama.
1973ItalyWe Want the ColonelsVogliamo i colonnelliMario MonicelliComedy. Piano Solo, Golpe Borghese
1973Italy
France
Dirty WeekendMordi e fuggiDino RisiComedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller.
1973ItalyThe Great KidnappingLa polizia sta a guardareRoberto InfascelliAction, Crime, Thriller.
1974ItalyA normal day of violenceUn normale giorno di violenzaGiorgio Francesco RizziniDrama. Antonio Annarumma
1974Italy
France
Quick trialProcesso per direttissimaLucio De CaroCrime, Drama. Giuseppe Pinelli, Italicus Express bombing
1975ItalyKiller CopLa polizia ha le mani legateLuciano ErcoliAction, Crime, Drama. Piazza Fontana bombing
1975ItalyThe Left Hand of the LawLa polizia interviene: ordine di uccidereGiuseppe RosatiCrime, Drama.
1975ItalySilent ActionLa polizia accusa: il Servizio Segreto uccideSergio MartinoAction, Crime, Drama. Golpe Borghese
1976Italy
France
Illustrious CorpsesCadaveri eccellentiFrancesco RosiCrime, Mystery, Thriller.
1976ItalySan Babila-8 P.M.San Babila ore 20: un delitto inutileCarlo LizzaniCrime, Drama. Murder of Alberto Brasili
1976ItalyCaro MicheleMario MonicelliComedy, Drama. Based on a novel Caro Michele.
1977ItalyAn Average Little ManUn borghese piccolo piccoloMario MonicelliComedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Based on a novel Un borghese piccolo piccolo.
1977ItalyI Am AfraidIo ho pauraDamiano DamianiCrime, Drama, Thriller.
1977ItalyCould It Happen Here?Italia: ultimo atto?Massimo PirriAction.
1977ItalyThe... Beautiful CountryIl... BelpaeseLuciano SalceComedy, Drama.
1979Italy
France
Canada
Dear FatherCaro papàDino RisiDrama.

1980s

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1980ItalyTo Love the DamnedMaledetti vi ameròMarco Tullio GiordanaDrama.
1981ItalyThe lost partyLa festa perdutaPier Giuseppe MurgiaDrama, Romance.
1981ItalyTragedy of a Ridiculous ManLa tragedia di un uomo ridicoloBernardo BertolucciComedy, Crime, Drama.
1981Italy
France
Three BrothersTre fratelliFrancesco RosiDrama. Based on a novel Third son.
1981ItalyThe Fall of the Rebel AngelsLa caduta degli angeli ribelliMarco Tullio GiordanaDrama.
1982Italy
France
Blow to the HeartColpire al cuoreGianni AmelioDrama.
1984ItalyThe boy from EbalusIl ragazzo di EbalusGiuseppe SchitoDrama.
1985ItalySecrets SecretsSegreti segretiGiuseppe BertolucciDrama.
1986Italy
France
Devil in the FleshIl diavolo in corpoMarco BellocchioDrama, Romance. Based on a novel Le Diable au corps.
1986ItalyThe Moro AffairIl caso MoroGiuseppe FerraraCrime, Drama, History. Kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro
1987ItalyIl grande BlekGiuseppe PiccioniDrama.
1988ItalyThe Invisible OnesGli invisibiliPasquale SquitieriDrama. Based on a novel Gli invisibili.
1989ItalyRoma-Paris-BarcelonaPaolo Grassini
Italo Spinelli
Drama.
1989ItalyAbout That Strange GirlA proposito di quella strana ragazzaMarco LetoDrama, Mystery.

1990s

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1990ItalyA cold May morningUna fredda mattina di maggioVittorio SindoniDrama.
1991United StatesYear of the GunJohn FrankenheimerAction, Romance, Thriller. Based on a novel Year of the Gun. Kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro
1992Italy
France
The End Is KnownLa fine è nota
La fin est connue
Cristina ComenciniThriller. Based on a novel The End Is Known.
1993ItalyThe time of returnIl tempo del ritornoLucio LunertiDrama, Thriller.
1995Italy
France
Who Killed Pasolini?Pasolini, an Italian CrimeMarco Tullio GiordanaCrime, Drama. Pier Paolo Pasolini
1995Italy
France
The Second TimeLa seconda voltaMimmo CaloprestiDrama. Based on an autobiography Colpo alla nuca.
1996ItalyMy GenerationLa mia generazioneWilma LabateDrama.
1997ItalyThe Grey ZoneLe mani fortiFranco BerniniDrama. Piazza della Loggia bombing

2000s

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2001ItalyReconciledRiconciliatiRosalía PolizziDrama.
2002ItalyI banchieri di DioGiuseppe FerraraBiography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller. Clearstream affair
2003Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
I'm Not ScaredIo non ho pauraGabriele SalvatoresCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Based on a novel I'm Not Scared.
2003ItalyThe FugitiveIl fuggiascoAndrea ManniDrama. Based on an autobiography Il fuggiasco. Massimo Carlotto
2003ItalyThe Best of YouthLa meglio gioventùMarco Tullio GiordanaDrama, Romance.
2003Italy
United Kingdom
Germany
Five Moons SquarePiazza delle Cinque LuneRenzo MartinelliDrama, Thriller. Kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro
2003ItalyGood Morning, NightBuongiorno, notteMarco BellocchioDrama. Based on the book Il prigioniero. Kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro
2004ItalyIf it is light it will be beautifulSe sarà luce sarà bellissimoAurelio GrimaldiDrama. Kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro
2004Italy
France
Working SlowlyLavorare con lentezzaGuido ChiesaDrama. Radio Alice
2005ItalyContributory negligenceConcorso di colpaClaudio FragassoThriller.
2005Italy
France
United Kingdom
Criminal NovelRomanzo CriminaleMichele PlacidoCrime, Drama.
2006Italy
France
The Goodbye KissArrivederci amore, ciaoMichele SoaviCrime, Drama, Thriller. Based on a novel Arrivederci amore, ciao.
2007ItalyGuido who challenged the Red BrigadesGuido che sfidò le Brigate RosseGiuseppe FerraraCrime, Drama. Guido Rossa
2007Italy
France
My Brother Is an Only ChildMio fratello è figlio unicoDaniele LuchettiComedy, Crime, Drama, History. Based on a novel Il fasciocomunista.
2009Italy
Belgium
United Kingdom
France
The Front LineLa prima lineaRenato De MariaBiography, Crime, Drama. Based on the book Miccia corta. Sergio Segio

2010s

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2012Italy
France
Romanzo di una strageMarco Tullio GiordanaCrime, Drama, Mystery. Based on the book Il segreto di piazza Fontana. Piazza Fontana bombing
2014ItalyBologna 2 August... The days of angerBologna 2 agosto... I giorni della colleraGiorgio Molteni
Daniele Santamaria Maurizio
Drama. Bologna massacre
2015ItalyThe yellow lineLa linea giallaFrancesco Conversano
Nene Grignaffini
Drama. Bologna massacre
2017France
Italy
After the WarAprès la guerreAnnarita ZambranoCrime, Drama. Marco Biagi

2020s

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2020ItalyThe Mattarella crimeIl delitto MattarellaAurelio GrimaldiCrime, Drama, History. Piersanti Mattarella
2020ItalyOur fatherPadrenostroClaudio NoceDrama. Prisco Palumbo
2022ItalyI was at war but I didn't know itEro in guerra ma non lo sapevoFabio ResinaroDrama. Based on the book Ero in guerra ma non lo sapevo. Murder of Pierluigi Torregiani

Television films

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1993ItalyThe Dozier caseIl caso DozierCarlo LizzaniThriller. Kidnapping of James Dozier
2010ItalyThe drawIl sorteggioGiacomo CampiottiDrama. Red Brigades

TV Series

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1982ItalyWords and bloodParole e sangueDamiano DamianiCrime.
1984Italy
France
Nucleo zeroCarlo LizzaniDrama, Thriller.
2008ItalyAldo Moro - The presidentAldo Moro - Il presidenteGianluca Maria TavarelliBiography, Drama. Kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro
2008-10ItalyCriminal Novel – The SeriesRomanzo criminale – La serieStefano SollimaCrime, Drama, Thriller.
2014ItalyThe broken yearsGli anni spezzatiGraziano DianaDrama. Luigi Calabresi, Mario Sossi
2022Italy
France
Exterior NightEsterno notteMarco BellocchioCrime, Drama, History. Kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro

Notes and References

  1. Book: Uva, Christian . 2007 . Schermi di piombo. Il terrorismo nel cinema italiano . Lead screens. Terrorism in Italian cinema . Italian . Rubbettino . 978-8849816891.
  2. Musolino . Santina . 7 October 2019 . Verso una memoria autocritica: ripensare i racconti e i ricordi degli "anni di piombo" . Towards a self-critical memory: rethinking the stories and memories of the "years of lead" . Italian . Democrazia e Sicurezza . VIII, n. 4, 2018 . 103–143 . 2239-804X.
  3. Web site: Gli anni di piombo, visti attraverso i film. L'effetto della lotta armata e della polarizzazione sul cinema italiano. . Hjelde . Bjarne . 2018 . DUO . UNIVERSITETET I OSLO.
  4. Web site: L'Italia degli anni di piombo e della partecipazione come cinema, letteratura e arte hanno raccontato questo decennio. . . Liceo Artistico Pistoia P.Petrocchi.
  5. Web site: Lo stragismo sul grande schermo: terrorismo, didattica e le strategie dell'oblio in Italia . Hajek . Andrea . 24 October 2013 . Fondazione Bologna University Press.
  6. Web site: Cinema e terrorismo: un repertorio storico, a futura memoria (Prima parte) . Olla . Gianni . 25 September 2022 . CineCriticaWeb.
  7. Web site: Cinema e terrorismo: un repertorio storico, a futura memoria (Seconda parte) . Olla . Gianni . 2 October 2022 . CineCriticaWeb.
  8. Web site: Cinema e terrorismo: un repertorio storico, a futura memoria (Terza parte) . Olla . Gianni . 10 October 2022 . CineCriticaWeb.