--- title: 'Open Doors (1990)' type: 'film' director: 'Gianni Amelio' released: '1990-03-29' runtime_minutes: 108 genres: - 'Drama' countries: - 'Italy' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/open-doors-1990' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100389/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Open Doors (1990) 1990 · 108 min · Drama · Italy Original title: Porte aperte ## Synopsis Open Doors is a 1990 Italian film directed by Gianni Amelio, based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Leonardo Sciascia. Set in 1930s Palermo, the film follows a judge who challenges the prevailing support for the death penalty. His stance is tested when a man perpetrates a gruesome triple murder, sparking conflict with both the fascist regime and public sentiment, ultimately compelling him to confront his moral principles. ## Credits - **Director:** [Gianni Amelio](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-amelio) - **Screenplay:** [Gianni Amelio](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-amelio), [Vincenzo Cerami](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincenzo-cerami), [Alessandro Sermoneta](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-sermoneta) - **Original Music Composer:** [Franco Piersanti](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-piersanti) - **Producer:** [Angelo Rizzoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-rizzoli-2) - **Director of Photography:** [Tonino Nardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-nardi) - **Editor:** [Simona Paggi](https://cinepixo.com/people/simona-paggi) ## Cast - [Silverio Blasi](https://cinepixo.com/people/silverio-blasi) as procuratore - [Ennio Fantastichini](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-fantastichini) as Tommaso Scalia - [Gian Maria Volonte](https://cinepixo.com/people/gian-maria-volonte) as giudice Vito Di Francesco - [Renzo Giovampietro](https://cinepixo.com/people/renzo-giovampietro) - [Lydia Alfonsi](https://cinepixo.com/people/lydia-alfonsi) - [Tuccio Musumeci](https://cinepixo.com/people/tuccio-musumeci) as avvocato Spatafora - [Nicola Badalucco](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicola-badalucco) - [Renato Carpentieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-carpentieri) as Console ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/open-doors-1990 Film facts: Wikidata (Q647044); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.