---
title: 'The City Stands Trial (1952)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luigi Zampa'
released: '1952-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-city-stands-trial-1952'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045054/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The City Stands Trial (1952)

1952 · 98 min · Drama, History · Italy

Original title: Processo alla città

## Synopsis

The City Stands Trial is a 1952 Italian crime drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Silvana Pampanini and Paolo Stoppa. It is based on a revisiting of the Cuocolo murders and the struggle for control of Naples by the Camorra in the early 1900s. It is considered to be Zampa's most accomplished film. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location in Naples. It was entered into the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luigi Zampa](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-zampa)
- **Screenplay:** [Luigi Zampa](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-zampa), [Suso Cecchi d'Amico](https://cinepixo.com/people/suso-cecchi-d-amico), [Diego Fabbri](https://cinepixo.com/people/diego-fabbri), [Ettore Giannini](https://cinepixo.com/people/ettore-giannini)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Enzo Masetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/enzo-masetti)
- **Director of Photography:** [Enzo Serafin](https://cinepixo.com/people/enzo-serafin)
- **Editor:** [Eraldo Da Roma](https://cinepixo.com/people/eraldo-da-roma)

## Cast

- [Bella Starace Sainati](https://cinepixo.com/people/bella-starace-sainati)
- [Irène Galter](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-galter)
- [Mariella Lotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/mariella-lotti)
- [Agostino Salvietti](https://cinepixo.com/people/agostino-salvietti)
- [Nino Vingelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-vingelli)
- [Dante Maggio](https://cinepixo.com/people/dante-maggio)
- [Eduardo Ciannelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduardo-ciannelli)
- [Gualtiero Tumiati](https://cinepixo.com/people/gualtiero-tumiati)
- [Paolo Stoppa](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-stoppa)
- [Vittoria Crispo](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittoria-crispo)
- [Rino Genovese](https://cinepixo.com/people/rino-genovese)
- [Franco Interlenghi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-interlenghi)
- [Ugo D'Alessio](https://cinepixo.com/people/ugo-d-alessio)
- [Mario Passante](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-passante)
- [Silvana Pampanini](https://cinepixo.com/people/silvana-pampanini)

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