We Still Kill the Old Way

1967 [ITALIAN]

Crime / Drama / Mystery

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 63% · 4 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 63% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 2037 2K

love triangle political killing

Plot summary

A leftist professor wants the truth about two men killed during a hunting party; but the mafia, the Church and corrupt politicians don't want him to learn it.

Director

Elio Petri Photo
Elio Petri

Top cast

Gian Maria Volonté Photo
Gian Maria Volonté as Prof. Paolo Laurana
Irene Papas Photo
Irene Papas as Luisa Roscio
Orio Cannarozzo Photo
Orio Cannarozzo as Commissario La Marca
Mario Scaccia Photo
Mario Scaccia as Prete
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859.8 MB
1280*690
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 2
1.56 GB
1920*1036
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by PimpinAinttEasy 7 / 10

A Sicilain tragicomedy and murder mystery

Reviewed by christopher-underwood 8 / 10

My misfortune was to pick this film to watch the night after watching, Illustrious Corpses

This is a good, solid, beautifully photographed crime thriller. My misfortune was to pick this film to watch the night after watching, Illustrious Corpses. Now that Italian political crime thriller made in 1976 and based upon a book by Leonardo Sciascia is a near faultless classic with deep undertones and a broad scope that is simply a joy to watch. This, it turns out, is another film based upon another book by Leonardo Sciascia from 1967. How much more sensible it would have been to watch this one first. The thing is there is nothing wrong with this film except it is also about too easily explained killings that the lead character sets out to investigate and in the process overturns a hornets' nest, but there is much less action, intrigue and politics. Gian Maria Velonte is excellent as the professor who takes it upon himself to get involved when most people seem not to care. Interestingly this was the film that helped to lift this actor into more 'serious' films, after having made many spaghetti westerns, one of the last being face to Face also from 1967 when he also played a professor.
Reviewed by cezy_ur 8 / 10

Uconventional detective story under the scorching Sicilian sun

"A Ciascuno il suo" is based on the homonymous book by Leonardo Sciascia, and just like many of the author's books is an unconventional detective story aimed at unveiling the hypocrisy and immorality of Sicilian society. The story begins with a man showing his friends a few threat letters. A few days later he gets shot together with one of his friends, a chemist. The murder is filed under "honour crime" (delitto d'onore) a murder committed out of passion and jealousy, and a peasant is convicted for it. Gian Maria Volonté is an awkward school professor who believes in the peasant's innocence, and decides to investigate the crime. His infatuation with the beautiful wife of the victim also plays a part in his decision to solve the mystery. As the story unveils, he will discover unpleasant truths, but will continue with the investigation despite all dangers. Volonté is as formidable as always, changing his accent and posture to fit the part. But the real protagonist is the Sicilian landscape in all its harsh brightness. The cinematography is such that we can almost feel the wind, the sun and the dryness of the air. When I first watched this film I wondered whether anyone who was not Sicilian or familiar with Sciascia's writing would understand all its complexity, but Elio Petri does a masterful job in transposing the book.
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