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Inspector De Luca

Inspector De Luca

★ 6.5/10•2008•1h 50m•Drama•Mystery•War & Politics
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Between 1938 and 1948, from the height of Italy s Fascist regime to the end of the tumultuous post-war period, Chief Detective De Luca investigates and solves crimes in the City of Bologna and along the Adriatic coast. With little or no regard for those in power, whoever they happen to be, his solitary, uncompromising character often lands him in trouble, but his respect is reserved for the truth and justice alone. In the four TV movies of the series Unauthorized Investigation , Carte Blanche , The Damned Season and Via Della Oche each taken from a novel by best-selling mystery Carlo Lucarelli Chief Detective De Luca always ultimately gets to the bottom of his cases, though what he finds leaves a bitter aftertaste.

Francesco Bruni · Writer

Antonio Frazzi · Director

Laura Paolucci · Screenplay

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 50m
LanguageIT
First Air DateApr 27, 2008

Episodes

E1

Indagine non autorizzata

At the seaside resort of Riccione in 1938 the body of a young prostitute is found on a beach, not far from Mussolini's holiday residence. The local chief of police, terrified that the news may become public, attempts to draw the matter to a swift close by charging the woman's pimp with her murder, and earns praise from Il Duce in the process.

Apr 27, 2008

E2

Carta Bianca

The second episode, takes place in 1945. Mussolini is still in power, but the Nazis have overcome the country and the Allies are quickly pushing in. Here, De Luca must solve the murder of a wealthy bachelor. Solving the mystery brings De Luca into contact with the victim's eclectic group of friends, including adoring single women, bored socialite wives, servants and powerful associates of Mussolini.

Apr 28, 2008

E3

Estate torbida

It is 1946. With the Allies fast approaching, De Luca and his fellow policemen flee into the countryside. Posing as partisans, they get caught up in a checkpoint skirmish that ends in bloodshed. The policemen scatter and escape, and De Luca stumbles into a small mountain village, posing as a government engineer. A partisan policeman befriends him and enlists his help to solve the murder of a highly respected villager.

May 4, 2008

E4

Via delle Oche

The time frame moves to 1948. The war is over and Italy is preparing for its first elections since Mussolini. De Luca is assigned the lowly task of policing the notorious red light district. When his first murder case points to local politicians and members of the police hierarchy, he has no intention of looking the other direction. The city's mood is fraught with tension and uncertainty, as fiercely-contested elections are about to define a new direction for Italy.

May 11, 2008

Actors

Alessandro Preziosi

Alessandro Preziosi

Commissario Achille De Luca

Corrado Fortuna

Corrado Fortuna

Leopoldo Pugliese

Raffaella Rea

Raffaella Rea

Valeria Suvich

Rolando Ravello

Rolando Ravello

Roberto Rassetto

Angelica Leo

Graziella

Kasia Smutniak

Kasia Smutniak

Laura Utimperger

Stefano Pesce

Stefano Pesce

Guido Leonardi

Nadja Bobyleva

Nadja Bobyleva

Sonia Zuccari

Ana Caterina Morariu

Ana Caterina Morariu

Francesca

Richard Sammel

Richard Sammel

Silvestri

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