Romanzo Criminale (2005) Apr 2026

and the shadowy influence of "black ops" figures who manipulate both criminals and political events. Cast and Production

Directed by Michele Placido, is a sweeping Italian crime epic that chronicles the rise and fall of the Banda della Magliana , a real-life criminal organization that dominated Rome's underworld from the 1970s to the 1990s . Plot and Historical Context Romanzo Criminale (2005)

Better than expected. As the history of modern (1970-95) Italy plays out - the kidnapping of Aldo Mora, the Bologna bombing etc. - the Case of Bandits in Milan (1968) and Romanzo Criminale and the shadowy influence of "black ops" figures