Public Opinion (1954)

Plot Summary

Following the death of his wife in unclear circumstances, the mechanic Egisto Bianchi is accused of auxoricide. A journalist begins to take care of the case and ignites public interest with a successful press campaign. The accused is acquitted for lack of evidence, but the reporter thinks he can still take advantage of the case by making a film of it. He then convinces some filmmakers to draw from the episode the subject of a film in which Bianchi himself will be the protagonist. During the filming, the reporter discovers that Bianchi's wife was cheating on her husband. So he then decides to modify the film script, including adultery, and to be able to shoot without problems he makes Bianchi go away. But he returns and, unseen, witnesses the new scenes of the film in the cinema of the country. Bianchi convinced that adultery is an invention, protests for the change, but the journalist reveals the truth to him, bringing the story to a dramatic ending.

Full Cast & Characters

Daniel Gélin

Paolo Jaier

Delia Scala

Lauretta

Giulio Calì

Carlo Campanini

Leonide Forgesi, the producer

Manfred Freyberger

Maria Mauban

Dora Markus

Paul Müller

Carlo Leone, the director

Renato Salvatori

Mario

Massimo Serato

Massimo Gorini

Gianrico Tedeschi

Egisto Bianchi

Luigi Tosi

Attilio

Saro Urzì

Director & Crew

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