Cinematic Adaptations
A number of films have portrayed the events of Moro's kidnapping and murder, with varying degrees of fictionalization:
- Todo modo (1975), directed by Elio Petri, in which the character of the president is evidently inspired by Aldo Moro. The film is based on a novel by Leonardo Sciascia.
- Il caso Moro (1986), directed by Giuseppe Ferrara and starring Gian Maria Volonté as Moro.
- Year of the Gun (1991), directed by John Frankenheimer.
- Broken Dreams (Sogni infranti, 1995), a documentary directed by Marco Bellocchio.
- Five Moons Plaza (Piazza Delle Cinque Lune, 2003), directed by Renzo Martinelli and starring Donald Sutherland.
- Good Morning, Night (Buongiorno, notte, 2003), directed by Marco Bellocchio, portrays the kidnapping largely from the perspective of one of the kidnappers.
- Romanzo Criminale (2005), directed by Michele Placido, portrays the authorities finding Moro's body.
- Emmanuel Amara, Les derniers jours d'Aldo Moro (The Last Days of Aldo Moro), 2006
- Il Divo : La Straordinaria vita di Giulio Andreotti, directed by Paolo Sorrentino, 2008, highlighting the responsibility of Giulio Andreotti.
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