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The documentary investigates the Piazza Fontana bombing and the death of anarchist Giuseppe Pinelli, who was taken in by the Italian police for questioning and whose death is believed by some to have been deliberately caused by members of the police force. Through various interviews conducted throughout Italy, it analyses the political climate of the country. Among those interviewed are workers and militants from the Lotta Continua movement, as well as deputy Achille Stuani, member of the Italian Communist Party; Licia Pinelli, Giuseppe's widow, and several lawyers including those who defended Pietro Valpreda, who was arrested for the bombing. == Production ==

Development The film was made by Pier Paolo Pasolini on the proposal and with the collaboration of some militants of Lotta Continua, a formation of the communist-oriented far-left. During the making of the film, there were creative differences between Pasolini and the group's management. The disagreements continued throughout the editing phase. but only 4000m was edited; the remainder is considered lost. Credits In order to avoid any potential problems with the law, Pasolini and Grimaldi decided to leave their names out of the film's credits. == Distribution ==

In Italy the film was first distributed by Circolo Ottobre on 20 May 1972. The shortened version of the film is available on YouTube. Home video edition The shortened version was released in 1995 on VHS and in 2011 on DVD. This version, after being restored by the German publishing house Laika Verlag and the Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, == Reception ==

Il Morandini gives the film 3 stars out of 5. The documentary was reviewed by Alberto Moravia on 30 April 1972 in ''L'Espresso''. == References ==