''A Respectable Man'' () is a 1999 Italian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

written and directed by Maurizio Zaccaro. It depicts the judicial case of television presenter Enzo Tortora, who was falsely accused by several pentiti to be a

camorra The Camorra (; ) is an Italian Mafia-typeMafia and Mafia-type orga ...

man and who died of cancer a short time after being acquitted. For his performance

Leo Gullotta Salvatore Leopoldo "Leo" Gullotta (born 9 January 1946) is an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian and writer. He became known for his role in '' Café Express'' (1980), and has won several David di Donatello awards, the first one being for hi ...

won the

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David (Donatello, bronze), David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (the Academy of Italian Cin ...

for best supporting actor.

Cast

Michele Placido Michele Placido (; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco Belloc ...

: Enzo Tortora * Stefano Accorsi: Lawyer Raffaele Della Valle * Giovanna Mezzogiorno: Silvia Tortora *

Mariangela Melato Mariangela Caterina Melato (; 19 September 1941 – 11 January 2013), sometimes billed as Maria Angela Melato, was an Italian actress. She is most remembered for her roles in films of director Lina Wertmüller, including '' The Seduction of Mimi' ...

: Anna Tortora *

: Giovanni Pandico * Luigi Diberti: Public Prosecutor * Pino Ammendola: Lawyer Antonio Coppola *

Giuliano Gemma Giuliano Gemma (; 2 September 1938 – 1 October 2013) was an Italian actor. He is best known internationally for his work in Spaghetti Westerns, particularly for his performances as the title character in Duccio Tessari's '' A Pistol for Ringo'' ...

: Lawyer Alberto Dall'Ora * Vincenzo Peluso: Gianni Melluso * Mariano Rigillo: Judge Antonio Fontana

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* 1999 films Italian drama films 1999 drama films Films directed by Maurizio Zaccaro Films about miscarriage of justice Films scored by Pino Donaggio Italian films based on actual events 1990s Italian films {{1990s-drama-film-stub