City Under Siege (1974 film)

City Under Siege (Un uomo, una città) is a 1974 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Romolo Guerrieri. The film is loosely based on Il commissario di Torino by Riccardo Marcato and Ugo Novelli.

Plot
Michele Parrino (Enrico Maria Salerno) is a grouchy, solitary, sickly but legitimate police commissioner in Turin. Parrino, helped by boozer journalist of La Stampa Paolo Ferrero (Luciano Salce) and supported by his wealthy girlfriend Cristina (Françoise Fabian), shall investigate about a murder of a young woman, daughter of a rich man.

Also if his city appear like an historical and industrial center, with a lot of rich family, Parrino's investigations discover another reality: a deceiver city, when the most rich capitalists live in luxury surrounded by vices, and the common people live of illusions. At the end, Parrino succeed to foil a prostitution and narcotics ring, but in the attempt of arrest the bosses (well-known aristocrats and industrialists), Parrino is transferred to the Guardia di Finanza and the Ferrero's article is blocked by his director.

For revenge, Parrino and Ferrero go to Teatro Regio as guests, but with the only goal of taunt the crime lords giving to them compromising sexual photos. Finally, Parrino and Ferrero distance themselves from the theatre to a dark night.

Cast

 * Enrico Maria Salerno: Michele Parrino
 * Françoise Fabian: Cristina Cournier
 * Luciano Salce: Paolo Ferrero
 * Bruno Zanin: Maria's young lover
 * Paola Quattrini: Anna
 * Monica Monet: Luisa Grami
 * Francesco Ferracini: Balistrieri
 * Tino Scotti: Cavalier Battista
 * Gipo Farassino: Polito
 * Raffaele Curi: Franco
 * Antonino Faà di Bruno : Colonel Peretti
 * Maria D'Incoronato : Maria
 * Anna Campori : Maria's lover's mother
 * Attilio Dottesio : Coroner

Production
City Under Siege was filmed at Icet-De Paolis in Milan and on location in Turin. Producer Luigi Rovere gave the director who guaranteed the director the luxury of shooting the film in eleven weeks.

Release
City Under Siege was distributed theatrically by Cineriz in Italy on 25 October 1974. The film grossed a total of 1,309,698,000 Italian lire domestically.