Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy vs The Castle of Sand
The Castle of Sand has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 7.2/10 for Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy). Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 23m. The Castle of Sand is the older of the two (1974 against 2012). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy | The Castle of Sand | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1974 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h 23m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Marco Tullio Giordana | Yoshitarō Nomura |
| Main cast | Luigi Lo Cascio, Pierfrancesco Favino, Giorgio Colangeli, Valerio Mastandrea, Sergio Solli | Ken Ogata, Tetsuro Tamba, Yoko Shimada, Yoshio Inaba, Yoshi Katō |
Synopsis
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
On December 12, 1969, a bomb kills 17 people at the Piazza Fontana national bank in Milan, Italy, marking the beginning of the Years of Lead. Local anarchists are scapegoated for the massacre by police and the media, but a lone prosecutor uncovers a conspiracy of far-right groups, corrupt secret services, and other interests that seek to undermine democracy.
The Castle of Sand
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
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