Maxi - The Great Trial Against Mafia ·Maxi - Il grande processo alla mafia

The story of the 1986-87 "Maxi-trial" against Cosa Nostra in Palermo, Italy. Instructed by the Anti-Mafia pool, led by Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, the story of this historical process and of its exceptional numbers is recounted through the real images from court audiences enriched by reconstructions with fictional scenes.

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Oct 23, 2018

1 seaons till Nov 27, 2018

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Production

RAI (IT)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: In the Name of the Italian People

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Specials

RAI contributed to the story of the Maxi-trial, following the entire debate day by day, and filming all of the 1,400 hours of duration. A work that today is a visual testimony of the first great victory against Mafia. RAI rented a building in front of the bunker courtroom, that became the "editorial office" of the working group that was completely devoted of following the trial, tasked with recording the hearings, and preparing live and pre-recorded services for local and national newscasts. Today, more than 30 years later, they recall their mood and that of the city of Palermo, remember tragic and grotesque episodes, underline the commitment of judges and prosecutors.

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1 Episodes
  • Episode 1The Protagonists50 min

    RAI contributed to the story of the Maxi-trial, following the entire debate day by day, and filming all of the 1,400 hours of duration. Journalists Nino Rizzo Nervo, Salvatore Cusimano, Gianfranco D'Anna, Bianca Cordaro and Piero Marrazzo, director Aldo Sarullo, and operator Giuseppe Di Lorenzo tell how RAI worked in those two years, from the first day of the trial (February 10, 1986) to that of the verdict (December 16, 1987).

Crew & Team

Graziano Conversano

Director

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