A 1971 Italian crime drama directed by Damiano Damiani, this film follows a district attorney who digs into a suspicious death and finds institutional rot inside the police department. Franco Nero and Martin Balsam anchor a story built around systemic corruption, legal process, and the tension between official authority and moral accountability. Films of this era and genre from Italy often carried a sharp skepticism toward state institutions, and this one fits that mold. The bias signals here are sparse. No significant gender, religious, family, or political framing registers. The Neutral label reflects that absence, not any careful balance of competing values. This is police procedural drama with a cynical edge, period.