The Invisible Wall

The Invisible Wall

The Invisible Wall

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The Invisible Wall

1991

2h 0m

6.9(47 votes)

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June 27, 1980: a DC–9 flying over the Tyrrhenian Sea breaks up mid-air and crashes near the Italian island of Ustica, killing all 81 people on board. The official version blames the "structural failure" of the plane, but a young journalist smells a cover-up and starts to uncover the truth out of the 'invisible wall' of lies built by politicians and air force higher-ups.

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Corso Salani

Corso Salani

Rocco

Angela Finocchiaro

Angela Finocchiaro

Giannina

Antonello Fassari

Antonello Fassari

Franco

Ivano Marescotti

Ivano Marescotti

Giulio

Sergio Fiorentini

Sergio Fiorentini

Capo di Stato Maggiore Aereonautica

Luigi Montini

Luigi Montini

Generale Portavoce

Bruno Vetti

Bruno Vetti

Avvocato Giordani

Gianfranco Barra

Gianfranco Barra

Ministro Difesa

Carla Benedetti

Carla Benedetti

Sandra

Eliana Miglio

Eliana Miglio

Anna

Creative team

Directed by: Marco Risi
Written by: Stefano Rulli
Sandro Petraglia
Produced by: Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Maurizio Tedesco

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