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Distributed by
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Release dates
12 February 1976 (1976-02-12) (Italy)[1]
26 May 1976 (1976-05-26) (France)[1]
Running time
127 minutes
Countries
Italy France
Language
Italian
Illustrious Corpses (Italian: Cadaveri eccellenti, French: Cadavres exquis) is a 1976 Italian-French thriller film directed by Francesco Rosi and starring Lino Ventura, based on the novel Equal Danger by Leonardo Sciascia (1971).[2][3]
In 2008, the film was included in the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage's 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."[4]
^ abCurti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. p. 179. ISBN 9780786469765.
^"Cadaveri eccellenti". Cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 29 December 2023.
^Canby, Vincent (6 October 1976). "Italy's 'Illustrious Corpses,' Disappointing Film". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
^"Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare Corriere della Sera". www.corriere.it. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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